diff --git a/pkg/kbld/version/version.go b/pkg/kbld/version/version.go
index cf25ea88..a16ad1f0 100644
--- a/pkg/kbld/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/kbld/version/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package version
 
 const (
-	Version = "0.16.0"
+	Version = "0.17.0"
 )