diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 2803b05a..871ec456 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ copyright = u'2017, Mike McLean, Mike B, Dennis Gilmore, Mathieu Bridon, Ian McL
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.16'
+version = '1.17'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.16.0'
+release = '1.17.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.