diff --git a/flask_restless/__init__.py b/flask_restless/__init__.py
index 3610f9b6..36a6249b 100644
--- a/flask_restless/__init__.py
+++ b/flask_restless/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #:
 #: This should be the same as the version specified in the :file:`setup.py`
 #: file.
-__version__ = '0.17.0-dev'
+__version__ = '0.17.0'
 
 # make the following names available as part of the public API
 from .helpers import url_for
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ab5148b2..b516ef27 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@
     test_suite='nose.collector',
     tests_require=['nose'],
     url='http://github.com/jfinkels/flask-restless',
-    version='0.17.0-dev',
+    version='0.17.0',
     zip_safe=False
 )