diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d8788ca14..0c1d0504a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ Changelog
 
 In this changelog focus on user facing highlights and stick to the format. This information will be used to motivate users to upgrade or after upgrading to inform them of features that might otherwise not be very discoverable.
 
-`1.0.16 <https://pypi.org/project/mentat/1.0.15/>`__
+`1.0.17 <https://pypi.org/project/mentat/1.0.17/>`__
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+- Fix requirement conflict for numpy
+
+`1.0.16 <https://pypi.org/project/mentat/1.0.16/>`__
 --------------------------------------------------
 
 - Always use the latest patch-level versions of Spice and Ragdaemon
diff --git a/mentat/VERSION b/mentat/VERSION
index b668c3b2c..8fc77d0fa 100644
--- a/mentat/VERSION
+++ b/mentat/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.16
+1.0.17