diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6a841c1..d9b7e5a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors
 
 buildscript {
   ext {
-    opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.16.0-SNAPSHOT")
+    opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.17.0-SNAPSHOT")
     isSnapshot = "true" == System.getProperty("build.snapshot", "true")
     buildVersionQualifier = System.getProperty("build.version_qualifier", "")
     version_tokens = opensearch_version.tokenize('-')