diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e78e38ed..5b509805 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-project('meson-python', version: '0.17.0.dev0')
+project('meson-python', version: '0.17.0')
 
 py = import('python').find_installation()