diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37e84e99..7ad6d693 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1032,7 +1032,8 @@ cd jettybase
 * Releases
   * The master branch is the stable branch. Releases are made from the develop branch to the master
     branch.
-  * Update the version as per the semantic version rules in `src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/api/Root.java`.
+  * Update the version as per the semantic version rules in
+    `src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/service/api/Root.java`.
   * Tag the version in git and github.
 
 ### Running tests
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/service/api/Root.java b/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/service/api/Root.java
index eb476c4d..c93c2695 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/service/api/Root.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/service/api/Root.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class Root {
 	//TODO ZLATER ROOT add configurable contact email or link
 	//TODO ZLATER swagger
 	
-	private static final String VERSION = "0.1.6";
+	private static final String VERSION = "0.1.7";
 	private static final String SERVER_NAME = "Groups service";
 	
 	/** Return the root information.
diff --git a/src/test/java/us/kbase/test/groups/service/api/RootTest.java b/src/test/java/us/kbase/test/groups/service/api/RootTest.java
index 7414cf61..f5d9aa04 100644
--- a/src/test/java/us/kbase/test/groups/service/api/RootTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/us/kbase/test/groups/service/api/RootTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 public class RootTest {
 	
-	public static final String SERVER_VER = "0.1.6";
+	public static final String SERVER_VER = "0.1.7";
 	private static final String GIT_ERR = 
 			"Missing git commit file gitcommit, should be in us.kbase.groups";