diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 0b338a6e..c7be5ac7 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.17.1 - 2014-mm-dd
+-------------------
+
 1.17.0 - 2014-09-17
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index ee0e7240..98b908c6 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cartodb_sql_api",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.17.1",
   "dependencies": {
     "cartodb-redis": {
       "version": "0.11.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03677f08..010e0374 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "keywords": [
       "cartodb"
     ],
-    "version": "1.17.0",
+    "version": "1.17.1",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
         "url": "git://github.com/CartoDB/CartoDB-SQL-API.git"