diff --git a/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py b/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py
index 80fa202..8c09b4d 100644
--- a/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py
+++ b/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import os
 
 MAJOR_VERSION = 0
-MINOR_VERSION = 16
-PATCH_VERSION = 1
+MINOR_VERSION = 17
+PATCH_VERSION = "0-rc0"
 
 __version__ = f"{MAJOR_VERSION}.{MINOR_VERSION}.{PATCH_VERSION}"