diff --git a/azure/datalake/store/__init__.py b/azure/datalake/store/__init__.py
index 641bd3b..1d9faad 100644
--- a/azure/datalake/store/__init__.py
+++ b/azure/datalake/store/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # license information.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-__version__ = "0.0.16"
+__version__ = "0.0.17"
 
 from .core import AzureDLFileSystem
 from .multithread import ADLDownloader