diff --git a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
index aaf45c8281..d442b26046 100644
--- a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 */
 //==============================================================================
 
-
 char const* BuildInfo::getRawVersionString ()
 {
     static char const* const rawText =
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ char const* BuildInfo::getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.16.0"
+        "0.17.0-rc1"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //