diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 156b072..20e7ce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.16"
+    - "2.17"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
diff --git a/base/pom.xml b/base/pom.xml
index cec6d99..3b63097 100644
--- a/base/pom.xml
+++ b/base/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
   <name>Jackson Base</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1192fb1..c21f929 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-parent</artifactId>
     <!-- note: does NOT change for every version of bom -->
-    <version>2.16</version>
+    <version>2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <description>Bill of Materials pom for getting full, complete set of compatible versions
 of Jackson components maintained by FasterXML.com
   </description>
-  <version>2.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <modules>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ of Jackson components maintained by FasterXML.com
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <jackson.version>2.16.1-SNAPSHOT</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.17.0-SNAPSHOT</jackson.version>
 
     <!-- 25-Sep-2019, tatu: With Jackson 2.x we will release full patch-level versions
            of annotations BUT they are all identical, content-wise.
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 0cb5be3..48c4071 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Jackson components (core, modules)
 === Releases (note: only includes patches with actual changes)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2.17.0 (not yet released)
+
+-
+
 2.16.0 (15-Nov-2023)
 
 * Added `jackson-module-android-record`