diff --git a/openquake/hazardlib/__init__.py b/openquake/hazardlib/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/openquake/hazardlib/__init__.py
+++ b/openquake/hazardlib/__init__.py
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ from openquake.hazardlib import (
     tom, near_fault)
 
 # the version is managed by packager.sh with a sed
-__version__ = '0.16.0'
+__version__ = '0.17.0'
 __version__ += git_suffix(__file__)
update devel version to <I>