diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cc65a28a..9c0152d5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The easiest way is to install the library via its [Maven package](http://search.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.drewnoakes</groupId>
   <artifactId>metadata-extractor</artifactId>
-  <version>2.16.0</version>
+  <version>2.17.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 60fac4e0f..32705b4a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.drewnoakes</groupId>
     <artifactId>metadata-extractor</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0</version>
+    <version>2.17.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>