diff --git a/docarray/__init__.py b/docarray/__init__.py
index 20dd8d71659..feaae592ce0 100644
--- a/docarray/__init__.py
+++ b/docarray/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.16.6'
+__version__ = '0.17.0'
 
 import os