diff --git a/src/pygmsh/__about__.py b/src/pygmsh/__about__.py
index 54e1cb45..b5f56b0b 100644
--- a/src/pygmsh/__about__.py
+++ b/src/pygmsh/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "7.1.16"
+__version__ = "7.1.17"