diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d771c5f..9a8bb2c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <!-- Revision variable removes warning about dynamic version -->
         <revision>${build.version}-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <!-- This allows to change between versions and snapshots. -->
-        <build.version>1.16.0</build.version>
+        <build.version>1.17.0</build.version>
         <build.number>-LOCAL</build.number>
         <sonar.organization>bentobox-world</sonar.organization>
         <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>