diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 29d18404..8725da2b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in 1.17.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: not yet
+
+...
+
 Changes in 1.17.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2025-11-03
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 21c439e8..17e32bab 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 project(
   'flatpak',
   'c',
-  version : '1.17.0',
+  version : '1.17.1',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=2',
   ],
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ project(
 
 flatpak_major_version = 1
 flatpak_minor_version = 17
-flatpak_micro_version = 0
+flatpak_micro_version = 1
 flatpak_extra_version = ''
 
 flatpak_interface_age = 0