Version bump to 0.17.0 (#73)

* Version bump * Typo. * Typo. * Deprecated method * Remove abc * Typo
PennyLaneAI · Aug 11, 2021 · 0399874 · 0399874
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diff --git a/.github/CHANGELOG.md b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
-# Release 0.16.0-dev0
-
-### New features since last release
+# Release 0.17.0
 
 ### Breaking changes
 
 * Remove Python 3.5 / 3.6 and add the compatibility tag for Python 3.8 / 3.9.
   [(#72)](https://github.com/XanaduAI/pennylane-pq/pull/72)
-
-### Improvements
-
-### Documentation
-
+
 ### Bug fixes
 
-* Remove `SparseHamiltonian` from possible observables in tests.
+* Remove `SparseHamiltonian` from authorized observables in tests.
   [(#72)](https://github.com/XanaduAI/pennylane-pq/pull/72)
 
 ### Contributors

diff --git a/pennylane_pq/_version.py b/pennylane_pq/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
    Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.16.0-dev"
+__version__ = "0.17.0"
diff --git a/pennylane_pq/devices.py b/pennylane_pq/devices.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 
 
 """
-import abc
 import numpy as np
 import projectq as pq
 from projectq.setups.ibm import get_engine_list
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ class _ProjectQDevice(Device):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
 
     name = "ProjectQ PennyLane plugin"
     short_name = "projectq"
-    pennylane_requires = ">=0.11.0"
+    pennylane_requires = ">=0.15.0"
     version = "0.4.2"
     plugin_version = __version__
     author = "Christian Gogolin and Xanadu"
@@ -149,15 +148,15 @@ class _ProjectQDevice(Device):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
         "model": "qubit",
     }
 
-    @abc.abstractproperty
+    @property
     def _operation_map(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    @abc.abstractproperty
+    @property
     def _observable_map(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    @abc.abstractproperty
+    @property
     def _backend_kwargs(self):
         raise NotImplementedError