diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33c804794..bb7eb8f33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-next_version := 1.16.0
+next_version := 1.17.0
 tag := $(shell git describe --exact-match --tags 2>git_describe_error.tmp; rm -f git_describe_error.tmp)
 branch := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 commit := $(shell git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)