diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 83ead00..bceef6b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
 
-AC_INIT([libsecret],[0.16],
+AC_INIT([libsecret],[0.17],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libsecret],
         [libsecret])