diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 05b4b88f28..fdc4c7db0e 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -1892,10 +1892,10 @@ const
   NimMajor*: int = 0
     ## is the major number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimMinor*: int = 16
+  NimMinor*: int = 17
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch*: int = 1
+  NimPatch*: int = 0
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch