diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 759ef59..b0cc6bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "solidity-coverage",
-  "version": "0.7.16",
+  "version": "0.7.17-rc.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "plugins/nomiclabs.plugin.js",
   "bin": {