diff --git a/lib/gli/version.rb b/lib/gli/version.rb
index 346830a3..1ee00381 100644
--- a/lib/gli/version.rb
+++ b/lib/gli/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module GLI
   unless const_defined? :VERSION
-    VERSION = '2.16.1'
+    VERSION = '2.17.0'
   end
 end