diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 256ee7cb1..3f67e25ce 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.16.90
+3.17.0
diff --git a/version.m4 b/version.m4
index ee41cd55f..218f05594 100644
--- a/version.m4
+++ b/version.m4
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ## Package version and e-mail for bugs are defined here
 
-m4_define([GB_VERSION], [3.16.90])
+m4_define([GB_VERSION], [3.17.0])
 m4_define([GB_MAIL], [g4mba5@gmail.com])
 m4_define([GB_URL], [http://gambas.sourceforge.net])
 
 m4_define([GB_VERSION_MAJOR], [3])
-m4_define([GB_VERSION_MINOR], [16])
-m4_define([GB_VERSION_RELEASE], [90])
+m4_define([GB_VERSION_MINOR], [17])
+m4_define([GB_VERSION_RELEASE], [0])
 
-m4_define([GB_VERSION_FULL], [0x03160090])
+m4_define([GB_VERSION_FULL], [0x03170000])
 m4_define([GB_PCODE_VERSION], [0x03150000])
 m4_define([GB_PCODE_VERSION_MIN],[0x03000000])