diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4dd0ad3..42295c3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.27)
 
 # This is the current version of this C++ project
-project(c2pa-c VERSION 0.26.16)
+project(c2pa-c VERSION 0.26.17)
 
 # Set the version of the c2pa_rs library used
 set(C2PA_VERSION "0.91.6")