diff --git a/src/unitxt/version.py b/src/unitxt/version.py
index 08c1ec4d0b..d0a6139d91 100644
--- a/src/unitxt/version.py
+++ b/src/unitxt/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.16.4"
+version = "1.17.0"