2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 953b9a3..826f74e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.17.0
+
+  * Add pkexec support for using kill and renice on other users'
+    processes, and try using it before trying gksu
+  * Translations update
+
 1.16.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 53ed05e..43e50de 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 AC_INIT([mate-system-monitor],
-	[1.16.0],
+	[1.17.0],
         [http://www.mate-desktop.org/])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(configure.ac)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)