diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index c630d06b2..37187a404 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ FreqTrade bot """
-__version__ = '0.16.0'
+__version__ = '0.17.0'
 
 
 class DependencyException(BaseException):