diff --git a/ext/POSIX/lib/POSIX.pm b/ext/POSIX/lib/POSIX.pm
index e4d78749a570..dc79dff5fafe 100644
--- a/ext/POSIX/lib/POSIX.pm
+++ b/ext/POSIX/lib/POSIX.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 our ($AUTOLOAD, %SIGRT);
 
-our $VERSION = '2.16';
+our $VERSION = '2.17';
 
 require XSLoader;