diff --git a/samcli/__init__.py b/samcli/__init__.py
index 1942add1e7..6e3087f5e9 100644
--- a/samcli/__init__.py
+++ b/samcli/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 SAM CLI version
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.16.1'
+__version__ = '0.17.0'