diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b73fa5923..04bbffc46 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.17.1 (2012/??/??)
+
 ver 0.17 (2012/06/27)
 * protocol:
   - support client-to-client communication
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c4e38cb5e..4ba41727c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.17, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.17.1, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=17