diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8ef229df5..66b8c785f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-06-12  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
+
+	* Update timezones, bump version to 1.17.0 for next release.
+
 2008-06-12  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
 
 	* Documentation/ReleaseNotes.gsdoc:  Add information about movement
diff --git a/Documentation/ReleaseNotes.gsdoc b/Documentation/ReleaseNotes.gsdoc
index d963db64b..f69294989 100644
--- a/Documentation/ReleaseNotes.gsdoc
+++ b/Documentation/ReleaseNotes.gsdoc
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ notice and this notice are preserved.
 	migrate to using a newer version of the library.
       </p>
       <section>
-	<heading>Version 1.16.0</heading>
+	<heading>Version 1.17.0</heading>
 	<p> 
-          This is a stable release.
+          This is an unstable release.
 	</p>
 	Highlights:
 	<deflist>
diff --git a/Version b/Version
index dd99fd748..c5cd26085 100644
--- a/Version
+++ b/Version
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ GCC_VERSION=2.9.5
 
 # The version number of this release.
 MAJOR_VERSION=1
-MINOR_VERSION=15
-SUBMINOR_VERSION=3
+MINOR_VERSION=17
+SUBMINOR_VERSION=0
 # numeric value should match above
-VERSION_NUMBER=115.3
+VERSION_NUMBER=117.0
 GNUSTEP_BASE_VERSION=${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}.${SUBMINOR_VERSION}
 VERSION=${GNUSTEP_BASE_VERSION}