diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index a92b07df..aa87e0b6 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 6.16.4
+current_version = 6.17.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = v{new_version}
diff --git a/cg_lims/__init__.py b/cg_lims/__init__.py
index b38fb409..7ca14f26 100644
--- a/cg_lims/__init__.py
+++ b/cg_lims/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "6.16.4"
+__version__ = "6.17.0"