diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b448a51f..b277ebaa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # project setup
 #
 project('mu', ['c', 'cpp'],
-        version: '1.9.16',
+        version: '1.9.17',
         meson_version: '>= 0.56.0',
         license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
         default_options : [