diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 32c2471..1ab550a 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.65)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([./aclocal])
 
-AC_INIT([thrift], [0.16.0])
+AC_INIT([thrift], [0.17.0])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])