diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 456eb4ade..7ae9c60a9 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #      general configuration      #
 #---------------------------------#
 
-version: 2.16.0-{build}-{branch}
+version: 2.17.0-{build}-{branch}
 
 branches:
   only:
diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 5034baae0..b4cbdd932 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1 +1 @@
-set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_STR  "2.16.0" )
+set( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_STR  "2.17.0" )
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 3f86d5967..aa1f5541e 100644
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PACKAGE_NAME='eccodes'
 
 # Package version
 ECCODES_MAJOR_VERSION=2
-ECCODES_MINOR_VERSION=16
+ECCODES_MINOR_VERSION=17
 ECCODES_REVISION_VERSION=0
 
 ECCODES_CURRENT=1