diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8de20ef..9f82280 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Here is where we manage the version
 group=com.newrelic.telemetry
-version=0.16.0
+version=0.17.0
 
 # Set this to true to enable using a local sonatype (for debugging publishing issues)
 # Start a local sonatype in docker with this command: