diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 421907a..505f624 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "syndicate-py"
-version = "0.16.1"
+version = "0.17.0"
 description = "Syndicated Actor model and Syndicate network protocol for Python 3"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.6, <4"