diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 62fd6cfd1d4e5f9aa64348aaa050e7f27c2aaae0..a905d19e1731d84d77aeaa5e5e27f0f61be2b15d 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set(BornAgain_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(BornAgain_VERSION_MINOR 17)
-set(BornAgain_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(BornAgain_VERSION_PATCH 99)