diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp
index b1cf957887b..bbc95aa0539 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ set show_conv_list \
 	{$_gdb_maint_setting = <internal function _gdb_maint_setting>} \
 	{$_gdb_setting_str = <internal function _gdb_setting_str>} \
 	{$_gdb_setting = <internal function _gdb_setting>} \
-	{$_gdb_major = 16} \
+	{$_gdb_major = 17} \
 	{$_gdb_minor = 1} \
 	{$_shell_exitsignal = void} \
 	{$_shell_exitcode = 0} \
diff --git a/gdb/version.in b/gdb/version.in
index 48f1b847670..75e06a83cc9 100644
--- a/gdb/version.in
+++ b/gdb/version.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.0.50.DATE-git
\ No newline at end of file
+17.0.50.DATE-git
\ No newline at end of file