diff --git a/osgbuild/version.py b/osgbuild/version.py
index 9e54f289..30244104 100644
--- a/osgbuild/version.py
+++ b/osgbuild/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.16.2"
+__version__ = "1.17.0"
diff --git a/rpm/osg-build.spec b/rpm/osg-build.spec
index 7b950f88..4fd5e6dc 100644
--- a/rpm/osg-build.spec
+++ b/rpm/osg-build.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %global _release 1
 
 Name:           osg-build
-Version:        1.16.2
+Version:        1.17.0
 Release:        %{?betatag:0.}%{_release}%{?betatag}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Build tools for the OSG
 
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 29 2020 Mátyás Selmeci <matyas@cs.wisc.edu> - 1.17.0-1
+- Add voms-clients-cpp dependency to osg-build-koji  (SOFTWARE-4060)
+- Build/promote for both el7 and el8 by default  (SOFTWARE-4277)
+
 * Tue Jun 30 2020 Mátyás Selmeci <matyas@cs.wisc.edu> - 1.16.2-1
 - Fix type error when detecting redhat release for mock builds