diff --git a/dependency_injector/__init__.py b/dependency_injector/__init__.py
index ee013eb6..bbfa2abf 100644
--- a/dependency_injector/__init__.py
+++ b/dependency_injector/__init__.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ from dependency_injector.errors import (
 from dependency_injector import catalogs
 catalog = catalogs
 
-VERSION = '1.16.8'
+VERSION = '1.17.0'
 """Version number that follows semantic versioning.
 
 :type: str