diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt
index 09b8a7d48..1712fd423 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+6.0.17
+
+
 6.0.16
 Issue 3477 Regression: Error: App filenames must be unique
 Issue 3478 New-bccontainer fails on BC24 using option -UseNewDatabase
diff --git a/Version.txt b/Version.txt
index 7a7ee6eaf..d45b0b95c 100644
--- a/Version.txt
+++ b/Version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.16-dev
+6.0.17-dev