diff --git a/macapype/_version.py b/macapype/_version.py
index 96e0f421..de07881c 100644
--- a/macapype/_version.py
+++ b/macapype/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-__version__ = '0.3.5-rc16'
+__version__ = '0.3.5-rc17'