diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ba7ce5fa3..865f2c28fb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ dnl  - add corresponding NM_VERSION_x_y_z macros in
 dnl    "shared/nm-version-macros.h.in"
 dnl  - update number in meson.build
 m4_define([nm_major_version], [1])
-m4_define([nm_minor_version], [15])
-m4_define([nm_micro_version], [90])
+m4_define([nm_minor_version], [17])
+m4_define([nm_micro_version], [0])
 m4_define([nm_version],
           [nm_major_version.nm_minor_version.nm_micro_version])
 
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-version.h b/libnm-core/nm-version.h
index 7fe2e45b59..0ac2955baa 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-version.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-version.h
@@ -188,4 +188,18 @@
 # define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_16
 #endif
 
+#if NM_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= NM_VERSION_1_18
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_18           G_DEPRECATED
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_18_FOR(f)    G_DEPRECATED_FOR(f)
+#else
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_18
+# define NM_DEPRECATED_IN_1_18_FOR(f)
+#endif
+
+#if NM_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < NM_VERSION_1_18
+# define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_18            G_UNAVAILABLE(1,18)
+#else
+# define NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_18
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* NM_VERSION_H */
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7065bba53f..b375b9d407 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(
 #  - add corresponding NM_VERSION_x_y_z macros in
 #    "shared/nm-version-macros.h.in"
 #  - update number in configure.ac
-  version: '1.15.90',
+  version: '1.17.0',
   license: 'GPL2+',
   default_options: [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',
diff --git a/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in b/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
index 22af1428be..4b57529a30 100644
--- a/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
+++ b/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #define NM_VERSION_1_12   (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 12, 0))
 #define NM_VERSION_1_14   (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 14, 0))
 #define NM_VERSION_1_16   (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 16, 0))
+#define NM_VERSION_1_18   (NM_ENCODE_VERSION (1, 18, 0))
 
 /* For releases, NM_API_VERSION is equal to NM_VERSION.
  *