diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
index e446f3b644..8227f8de92 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@umbraco-cms/backoffice",
-	"version": "16.1.0-rc",
+	"version": "17.0.0-rc",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@umbraco-cms/backoffice",
-			"version": "16.1.0-rc",
+			"version": "17.0.0-rc",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"workspaces": [
 				"./src/packages/*"
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
index 25bd5f11f3..7ff8c98408 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@umbraco-cms/backoffice",
 	"license": "MIT",
-	"version": "16.1.0-rc",
+	"version": "17.0.0-rc",
 	"type": "module",
 	"exports": {
 		".": null,
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index ed9f5c15e9..ab9aa87051 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "16.1.0-rc",
+  "version": "17.0.0-rc",
   "assemblyVersion": {
     "precision": "build"
   },