diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3e14588..2bb97ef 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.16.0-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+v0.17.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 56c0c01..cd2a2a0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.23.4
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.0
-	github.com/openmcp-project/controller-utils/api v0.16.0
+	github.com/openmcp-project/controller-utils/api v0.17.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.7
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0