diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 025c110d56d577b0224caa52c5af33971b1dd5e1..adc9471043622f946e9b149eefb3aa33f1616aba 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.17.0-rc2"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.17.0"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/kubo/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/" //nolint