diff --git a/bootstrap.c b/bootstrap.c
index cc40670d4a..bc7ba46ed7 100644
--- a/bootstrap.c
+++ b/bootstrap.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         if (f == NULL)
             panic("unable to open config.zig for writing");
 
-        const char *zig_version = "0.14.0-dev.bootstrap";
+        const char *zig_version = "0.17.0-dev.bootstrap";
 
         int written = fprintf(f,
             "pub const have_llvm = false;\n"