diff --git a/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh b/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh
index f5f458cd0..d58b84d04 100644
--- a/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh
+++ b/docs/examples/install_tendermint.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ go get $REPO
 cd $GOPATH/src/$REPO
 
 ## build
-git checkout v0.16.1
+git checkout v0.17.0
 make get_tools
 make get_vendor_deps
 make install
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index b98bf26c0..2b81e95cc 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package version
 
 const Maj = "0"
-const Min = "16"
-const Fix = "1"
+const Min = "17"
+const Fix = "0"
 
 var (
 	// Version is the current version of Tendermint
 	// Must be a string because scripts like dist.sh read this file.
-	Version = "0.16.1"
+	Version = "0.17.0"
 
 	// GitCommit is the current HEAD set using ldflags.
 	GitCommit string