diff --git a/backendC/CleanCompilerSources/backend.h b/backendC/CleanCompilerSources/backend.h
index d690ce84dd0ebd8822d9033ae2fe291957840beb..e8e9a895fcf87e48ddd975fecdce49a56b393ec7 100644
--- a/backendC/CleanCompilerSources/backend.h
+++ b/backendC/CleanCompilerSources/backend.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* version info */
 
 // increment this for every release
-# define	kBEVersionCurrent				0x02000216
+# define	kBEVersionCurrent				0x02000217
 
 // change this to the same value as kBEVersionCurrent if the new release is
 // not upward compatible (for example when a function is added)