diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c660a1..e62d0a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.bdgenomics.bdg-formats</groupId>
   <artifactId>bdg-formats</artifactId>
-  <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.17.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Big Data Genomics: Avro Formats</name>