diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a11f26d0596280d5bcd194bf1377d167256a4958..cac8028b3d3d96ba34333b5ded7f1bd0aa39a4d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To utilize the GitLab API for Java in your project, simply add the following dep
 ```java
 dependencies {
     ...
-    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.9.16'
+    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.9.17'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies {
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.gitlab4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>gitlab4j-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.9.16</version>
+    <version>4.9.17</version>
 </dependency>
 ```