diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 750623b6..e19733d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
-SQLITEVERSION=3.16.2
+SQLITEVERSION=3.17.0
 APSWSUFFIX=-r1
 
-RELEASEDATE="15 January 2016"
+RELEASEDATE="19 February 2017"
 
 VERSION=$(SQLITEVERSION)$(APSWSUFFIX)
 VERDIR=apsw-$(VERSION)
diff --git a/checksums b/checksums
index f77fd064..98998096 100644
--- a/checksums
+++ b/checksums
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ https://sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-amalgamation-3160100.zip    2011633 785beb8169e18
 https://sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-autoconf-3160100.tar.gz 2507441 77f8c59fec1575c5e05462dccac956f141677647 f02c51136a98bf211a9e27081294ac6d
 https://sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-amalgamation-3160000.zip    2011189 c291793793d93aaa2993d48e062774dddd4fce1c 4c87d41c360a392cc54060b180ffd9b4
 https://sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-autoconf-3160000.tar.gz 2506992 5150313c332b598a98be0c4bd5a04031a216ab13 1282b8ae301b5a7f43e301b9bdda0a67
+
+https://sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-amalgamation-3170000.zip    2019317 e3bfe70dc204067fdefb90a4ad681a12246f6582 fe0e72ed18add674b8e9950adbed6926
+https://sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-autoconf-3170000.tar.gz 2515143 7bcff1c158ed9e2c0e159c1b4b6c36d4d65dff8c 450a95a7bde697c9fe4de9ae2fffdcca
diff --git a/doc/changes.rst b/doc/changes.rst
index f96b53d2..1a3fe095 100644
--- a/doc/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/changes.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ Change History
 **************
 .. currentmodule:: apsw
 
+3.17.0-r1
+=========
+
+No APSW changes.
+
 3.16.2-r1
 =========
 
diff --git a/doc/download.rst b/doc/download.rst
index f3ebf2dc..2dd1c5fa 100644
--- a/doc/download.rst
+++ b/doc/download.rst
@@ -24,61 +24,61 @@ way to build or all the :ref:`options available <building>`.
 
 .. downloads-begin
 
-* `apsw-3.16.2-r1.zip
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.zip>`__
+* `apsw-3.17.0-r1.zip
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.zip>`__
   (Source, includes this HTML Help)
 
 * Windows Python 2.3 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py2.3.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py2.3.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 2.4 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py2.4.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py2.4.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 2.5 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py2.5.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py2.5.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 2.6 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py2.6.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py2.6.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py2.6.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py2.6.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 2.7 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py2.7.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py2.7.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py2.7.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py2.7.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 3.1 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py3.1.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py3.1.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py3.1.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py3.1.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 3.2 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py3.2.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py3.2.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py3.2.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py3.2.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 3.3 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py3.3.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py3.3.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py3.3.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py3.3.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 3.4 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py3.4.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py3.4.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py3.4.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py3.4.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 3.5 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py3.5.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py3.5.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py3.5.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py3.5.exe>`__
 
 * Windows Python 3.6 `32bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win32-py3.6.exe>`__
-  `64bit
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.win-amd64-py3.6.exe>`__
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win32-py3.6.exe>`__
+  `64bit 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.win-amd64-py3.6.exe>`__
 
-* `apsw-3.16.2-r1-sigs.zip
-  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1-sigs.zip>`__
+* `apsw-3.17.0-r1-sigs.zip 
+  <https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1-sigs.zip>`__
   GPG signatures for all files
 
 .. downloads-end
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Verify
   To verify a file just use --verify specifying the corresponding
   ``.asc`` filename.  This example verifies the source::
 
-      $ gpg --verify apsw-3.16.2-r1.zip.asc
+      $ gpg --verify apsw-3.17.0-r1.zip.asc
       gpg: Signature made ... date ... using DSA key ID 0DFBD904
       gpg: Good signature from "Roger Binns <rogerb@rogerbinns.com>"
 
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ official site, and builds/installs with all extensions enabled.
 
 Use this (all one command)::
 
-    pip install --user https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.16.2-r1/apsw-3.16.2-r1.zip \
-    --global-option=fetch --global-option=--version --global-option=3.16.2 --global-option=--all \
+    pip install --user https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/3.17.0-r1/apsw-3.17.0-r1.zip \
+    --global-option=fetch --global-option=--version --global-option=3.17.0 --global-option=--all \
     --global-option=build --global-option=--enable-all-extensions
 
-.. pip-end
+.. pip-end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/checksums.py b/tools/checksums.py
index 8a7dcb27..b22eae9f 100755
--- a/tools/checksums.py
+++ b/tools/checksums.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import re
 
 sqlitevers=(
+    '3170000',
     '3160200',
     '3160100',
     '3160000',
diff --git a/tools/megatest.py b/tools/megatest.py
index 7449f77a..fcf32b96 100755
--- a/tools/megatest.py
+++ b/tools/megatest.py
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ def patch_natty_build(setup):
 )
 
 SQLITEVERS=(
+    '3.17.0',
     '3.16.0',
     '3.16.1',
     '3.16.2',