diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e294be..cfbfc21 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BEE_VERSION = 1.0_rc16
+BEE_VERSION = 1.0_rc17
 
 CC=gcc
 CFLAGS=-Wall -g