diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index edebad6486..8134a23665 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 12         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 16         // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 17         // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 	VersionName  = "CoreGeth"
 )