diff --git a/repo b/repo
index f61639f3..4cddbf1e 100755
--- a/repo
+++ b/repo
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ if not REPO_REV:
 BUG_URL = 'https://bugs.chromium.org/p/gerrit/issues/entry?template=Repo+tool+issue'
 
 # increment this whenever we make important changes to this script
-VERSION = (2, 15)
+VERSION = (2, 17)
 
 # increment this if the MAINTAINER_KEYS block is modified
 KEYRING_VERSION = (2, 3)