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-#MariaDB ColumnStore Storage/Execution engine 1.0.16
-MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.16 is the development version of MariaDB ColumnStore. 
-It is built by porting InfiniDB 4.6.7 on MariaDB 10.1.35 and adding entirely 
+#MariaDB ColumnStore Storage/Execution engine 1.0.17
+MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.17 is the development version of MariaDB ColumnStore. 
+It is built by porting InfiniDB 4.6.7 on MariaDB 10.1 and adding entirely 
 new features not found anywhere else.
 
-#MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.16 is an GA release. 
+#MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.17 is an GA release. 
 
 #Building
 This repository is not meant to be built independently outside of the server.  This repository is integrated into http://mariadb-corporation/mariadb-columnstore-server (ie, the *server*) as a git submodule.  As such, you can find complete build instructions on *the server* page.
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 COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_MAJOR=1
 COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_MINOR=0
-COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_PATCH=16
+COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_PATCH=17
 COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_RELEASE=1