diff --git a/pkg/constants/version.go b/pkg/constants/version.go
index 788c0c9341..96c29a5eca 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/version.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // BuildVersion is the local build version, set by build system
-const BuildVersion = "1.16.2"
+const BuildVersion = "1.17.0-rc1"
 
 var CurrentCommit string