diff --git a/Packages/Kernel_23/version b/Packages/Kernel_23/version
index 57867dd56e0..6e8ffdccb73 100644
--- a/Packages/Kernel_23/version
+++ b/Packages/Kernel_23/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16 (17 Jan 2003)
+1.17 (20 Jan 2003)