diff --git a/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml
index 292ae8390e739556f6ac12773acec8d8c4e5034b..eb4e198d0d2fd398d0faaad8f0382d436d7c505f 100644
--- a/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ matrix_install_location: /var/srv/matrix
 matrix_data_location: "{{ matrix_install_location}}/data"
 matrix_database_location: "{{ matrix_install_location}}/database"
 
-matrix_synapse_version: "1.16.1"
+matrix_synapse_version: "1.17.0"
 matrix_synapse_servername: example.com
 matrix_synapse_domain: "{{ matrix_synapse_servername }}"
 matrix_synapse_options: []