diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 4345ff522..d4ac1d9f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+0.17.1
+
+win32-only release to correct startup issues on computers that do not have the
+visual c++ 14 runtime installed.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 0.17.0
 
 * added code to win32 build that ensures only a single instance is running
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a902de2c7..421468694 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 project(musikbox)
 set (musikbox_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set (musikbox_VERSION_MINOR 17)
-set (musikbox_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set (musikbox_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 set (musikbox_VERSION "${musikbox_VERSION_MAJOR}.${musikbox_VERSION_MINOR}.${musikbox_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 include(CMakeToolsHelpers OPTIONAL)
diff --git a/src/musikbox/app/util/Version.h b/src/musikbox/app/util/Version.h
index fed85fc72..52f5af6b9 100644
--- a/src/musikbox/app/util/Version.h
+++ b/src/musikbox/app/util/Version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define VERSION "0.17.0"
+#define VERSION "0.17.1"