diff --git a/pydal/__init__.py b/pydal/__init__.py
index 2c781a3c8..fdd1ed099 100644
--- a/pydal/__init__.py
+++ b/pydal/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '17.03-dev'
+__version__ = '17.03'
 
 from .base import DAL
 from .objects import Field