diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1aa6ca3bff9f234bab646026e9ff82372a1d2c73..dcd03dd060111d875c987a2763934577015750ff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([usb_moded], [0.86.0+mer16])
+AC_INIT([usb_moded], [0.86.0+mer17])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
diff --git a/rpm/usb-moded.spec b/rpm/usb-moded.spec
index af79114aefcb1c3f6dd06b30f789350615c6c06d..5778b0fa04213e0dd304603d9d91a41b4885663b 100644
--- a/rpm/usb-moded.spec
+++ b/rpm/usb-moded.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:     usb-moded
-Version:  0.86.0+mer16
+Version:  0.86.0+mer17
 Release:  2
 Summary:  USB mode controller
 Group:    System/System Control