diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index de8ea4d0b..27c9ba2c8 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "3.17.0rc0"
+version = "3.17.0rc1"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "3.17.0rc0"
+release = "3.17.0rc1"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e4b80525e..2be1eac7d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # default_version is the version if "git describe --tags" falls through
 # Addtional package info is set in foqus_lib/version/version.template.
 # The version module, just makes it a bit easier for FOQUS to pull package info
-default_version = "3.17.0.rc0"
+default_version = "3.17.0.rc1"
 
 try:
     version = (