diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae1dc05e..02ae04fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ The Bareos project offers two mailing lists: bareos-users and bareos-devel.
 
 [CHANGELOG]: ./CHANGELOG.md
 [LICENSE]: ./LICENSE
-[version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/version-master-blue.svg
+[version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/version-17.2.4-blue.svg
 [license-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL--3.0-blue.svg