diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ecbc3b030..43b582715 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.16.0
+4.17.0
diff --git a/internal/updates/version.go b/internal/updates/version.go
index 6dd2eced5..efe4d34d8 100644
--- a/internal/updates/version.go
+++ b/internal/updates/version.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func GetCurrentVersion() (*VersionInfo, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Final fallback
-	version := "4.16.0"
+	version := "4.17.0"
 	channel := "stable"
 	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(version), "rc") {
 		channel = "rc"