diff --git a/docs/whats-new.rst b/docs/whats-new.rst
index b0120cc7..3a624677 100644
--- a/docs/whats-new.rst
+++ b/docs/whats-new.rst
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ What's New
 |pypi dwn| |conda dwn|
 
 
-Coming up next
---------------
+v0.1.17 (20 Sep. 2024)
+----------------------
 
 Features and front-end API
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4fb7aaa1..05e1c9b7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="argopy",
-    version="0.1.16",
+    version="0.1.17",
     author="argopy Developers",
     author_email="gmaze@ifremer.fr",
     description="A python library for Argo data beginners and experts",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         "Operating System :: POSIX",
         "Operating System :: MacOS",
         "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
-        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     ],
     entry_points={
         "xarray.backends": ["argo=argopy.xarray:ArgoEngine"],