diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ab5568..49b34f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ If you use `model_tuner` in your research or projects, please consider citing it
   month        = jul,
   year         = 2024,
   publisher    = {Zenodo},
-  version      = {0.0.16a},
+  version      = {0.0.17a},
   doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.12727322},
   url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12727322}
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 434ec9e..52bbbbb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "model_tuner"
-version = "0.0.16a"
+version = "0.0.17a"
 description = "A Python library for tuning machine learning models."
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/model_tuner/__init__.py b/src/model_tuner/__init__.py
index b95152a..cd3a048 100644
--- a/src/model_tuner/__init__.py
+++ b/src/model_tuner/__init__.py
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 cross-validation. This library is particularly useful for model selection, 
 hyperparameter tuning, and ensuring optimal performance across different metrics.
 
-Version: 0.0.16a
+Version: 0.0.17a
 
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.0.16a"
+__version__ = "0.0.17a"
 __author__ = "Arthur Funnell, Leonid Shpaner, Panayiotis Petousis"
 __email__ = "lshpaner@ucla.edu; alafunnell@gmail.com; pp89@ucla.edu"