diff --git a/include/z5/z5.hxx b/include/z5/z5.hxx
index 9d75526..32b57b6 100644
--- a/include/z5/z5.hxx
+++ b/include/z5/z5.hxx
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 #define Z5_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define Z5_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define Z5_VERSION_PATCH 16
+#define Z5_VERSION_PATCH 17
diff --git a/src/python/module/z5py/__init__.py b/src/python/module/z5py/__init__.py
index 44a14cd..4ba9267 100644
--- a/src/python/module/z5py/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/module/z5py/__init__.py
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 from .group import Group
 from .attribute_manager import set_json_encoder, set_json_decoder
 
-__version__ = "2.0.16"
+__version__ = "2.0.17"
 __version_info__ = tuple(int(i) for i in __version__.split("."))