diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index a97aad5a2a..3cffd6ffda 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from .utils.jinja import (
 	render_template,
 )
 
-__version__ = "16.0.0-dev"
+__version__ = "17.0.0-dev"
 __title__ = "Frappe Framework"
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover