diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 9efa850ed7..f967fb5f5d 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ const
   NimMinor*: int = 17
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch*: int = 1
+  NimPatch*: int = 3
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch