diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2d94cda..dd86660 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
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+New in 1.17:
+
+* Added support for Fedora 39
+
+* Use importlib instead of imp where possible
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 New in 1.16:
 
 * Added support for Fedora 38
diff --git a/distgen/version.py b/distgen/version.py
index 08e0fb3..21ca801 100644
--- a/distgen/version.py
+++ b/distgen/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dg_version = "1.16"
+dg_version = "1.17"