diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 9a4812f..6ca05f4 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 Newer `gosu` releases:
 
 ```dockerfile
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.16
+ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
 RUN set -eux; \
 # save list of currently installed packages for later so we can clean up
 	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 **Note:** when using Alpine, it's probably also worth checking out [`su-exec`](https://github.com/ncopa/su-exec) (`apk add --no-cache su-exec`) instead, which since version 0.2 is fully `gosu`-compatible in a fraction of the file size.
 
 ```dockerfile
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.16
+ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
 RUN set -eux; \
 	\
 	apk add --no-cache --virtual .gosu-deps \
diff --git a/hub/Dockerfile.alpine b/hub/Dockerfile.alpine
index d4aa706..1d9629b 100644
--- a/hub/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/hub/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM alpine:3.17
 
 # https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.16
+ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
 
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache --virtual .fetch-deps dpkg gnupg; \
diff --git a/hub/Dockerfile.debian b/hub/Dockerfile.debian
index 1f68973..21a156d 100644
--- a/hub/Dockerfile.debian
+++ b/hub/Dockerfile.debian
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 
 # https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.16
+ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
 
 RUN set -eux; \
 	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 3c46570..28e3550 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package main
 
-const Version = "1.16"
+const Version = "1.17"