diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8eb6f45..fa7a1c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ibm.cloud</groupId>
             <artifactId>cloudant</artifactId>
-            <version>0.10.16</version>
+            <version>0.10.17</version>
         </dependency> 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ibm.websphere.appserver.api</groupId>