diff --git a/java/version.bzl b/java/version.bzl
index 9604e5598e258..aa18ce770a6f6 100644
--- a/java/version.bzl
+++ b/java/version.bzl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SE_VERSION = "4.16.1"
+SE_VERSION = "4.17.0-SNAPSHOT"
 TOOLS_JAVA_VERSION = "17"