diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a256b5ff8..fb9ecfb3ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ cri-tools aims to provide a series of debugging and validation tools for Kubelet
 Version matrix:
 
 | Kubernetes Version | cri-tools Version | cri-tools branch |
-|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
-| 1.17.x             | v1.17.0           | master           |
-| 1.16.x             | v1.16.0           | release-1.16     |
+| ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- |
+| 1.16.x/1.17.x      | 1.16.x/1.17.x     | master           |
 | 1.15.X             | v1.15.0           | release-1.15     |
 | 1.14.X             | v1.14.0           | release-1.14     |
 | 1.13.X             | v1.13.0           | release-1.13     |
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ See the [roadmap](docs/roadmap.md) for information about current and future mile
 ### Install crictl
 
 ```sh
-VERSION="v1.16.1"
+VERSION="v1.17.0"
 wget https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 sudo tar zxvf crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
 rm -f crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ rm -f crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 ### Install critest
 
 ```sh
-VERSION="v1.16.1"
+VERSION="v1.17.0"
 wget https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 sudo tar zxvf critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
 rm -f critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
diff --git a/docs/benchmark.md b/docs/benchmark.md
index e3f1b45f82..22d9bc537d 100644
--- a/docs/benchmark.md
+++ b/docs/benchmark.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CRI performance benchmarking provides a benchmarking framework for CRI-compatibl
 The benchmarking tests binary `critest` can be downloaded from [Releasing page](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases):
 
 ```sh
-VERSION="v1.16.0"
+VERSION="v1.17.0"
 wget https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 sudo tar zxvf critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
 rm -f critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
diff --git a/docs/crictl.md b/docs/crictl.md
index 3e1f383c85..f5729a1925 100644
--- a/docs/crictl.md
+++ b/docs/crictl.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ crictl is currently in Beta and still under quick iterations. It is hosted at th
 - using `wget`:
 
 ```sh
-VERSION="v1.16.0"
+VERSION="v1.17.0"
 wget https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 sudo tar zxvf crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
 rm -f crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rm -f crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 - using `curl`:
 
 ```sh
-VERSION="v1.16.0"
+VERSION="v1.17.0"
 curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/crictl-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz --output crictl-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 sudo tar zxvf crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
 rm -f crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
diff --git a/docs/validation.md b/docs/validation.md
index e3d18342fc..2efeb5a76c 100644
--- a/docs/validation.md
+++ b/docs/validation.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CRI validation testing is currently Alpha and still under quick iterations. We e
 The benchmarking tests binary `critest` can be downloaded from [Releasing page](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases):
 
 ```sh
-VERSION="v1.16.0"
+VERSION="v1.17.0"
 wget https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 sudo tar zxvf critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
 rm -f critest-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz