diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8026d54..f6b33a3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('liblxi', 'c',
-  version : '1.16',
+  version : '1.17',
   license : [ 'BSD-3-Clause'],
   meson_version : '>= 0.53.2',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=2', 'buildtype=release', 'c_std=gnu11', 'optimization=2', 'b_lundef=false' ]