diff --git a/src/aind_metadata_service/__init__.py b/src/aind_metadata_service/__init__.py
index 51f6d34..9c6754b 100644
--- a/src/aind_metadata_service/__init__.py
+++ b/src/aind_metadata_service/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """REST service to retrieve metadata from databases."""
 
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.17.0"