diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b09953435ccf3e3617e19e3e957e63b350ae263f..92a8d02d478718206c12e21bb6ceaf2a366dddce 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.0.0-pre
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+17.1.0-pre
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