diff --git a/Rules.make.orig b/Rules.make.orig
index 49dce6f9f..bcdb5f560 100644
--- a/Rules.make.orig
+++ b/Rules.make.orig
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ CCLLIB	= -lm
 #PROFILE=	-pg -a
 
 # Compile Version
-VERSION=	'-DVERSION="1.17pre1-build16"'
+VERSION=	'-DVERSION="1.17pre1-build17"'
 
 ############################################################################
 # below this, nothing should be changed!
diff --git a/setup b/setup
index e59a815d1..c1d9dafe2 100755
--- a/setup
+++ b/setup
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ LOCAL_ZLIB="zlib-1.1.3"
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING FROM HERE DOWN UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
 
-VERSION="-DVERSION=\"1.17pre1-build16\""
+VERSION="-DVERSION=\"1.17pre1-build17\""
 UNIX=0
 BEOS=0
 WIN32=0