diff --git a/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py
index 26151b57..fd86b3ee 100644
--- a/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.17.0dev"
+__version__ = "0.17.0"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c3544b73..aa800fd3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 """
 
 
-version = "0.17.0dev"
+version = "0.17.0"
 
 setup(
     name="gitlint",