diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index afdc2cdc7..ae860c178 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ project(${PackageName})
 
 # project version
 SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR 0 )
-SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR 16 )
-SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_PATCH 8 )
+SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR 17 )
+SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 
 SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION "${${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR}" )
 SET( ${PackageName}_SOVERSION "${${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR}" )