diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd0d171..da4180b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Rust Client for the RabbitMQ HTTP API Change Log
 
+## v0.17.0  (in development)
+
+No (documented) changes yet.
+
+
 ## v0.16.0  (Jan 15, 2025)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rabbitmq_http_client"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 description = "RabbitMQ HTTP API client"