diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 631aa22e4d..5ecdcac429 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
 
-AC_INIT(BIND, [9.15], [info@isc.org], [], [https://www.isc.org/downloads/])
+AC_INIT(BIND, [9.17], [info@isc.org], [], [https://www.isc.org/downloads/])
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 
 #
diff --git a/version b/version
index ba0219c700..f5f7dcda2c 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 PRODUCT=BIND
 DESCRIPTION="(Development Release)"
 MAJORVER=9
-MINORVER=15
-PATCHVER=8
+MINORVER=17
+PATCHVER=0
 RELEASETYPE=
 RELEASEVER=
 EXTENSIONS=