diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2933945..7ad7052 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ Skills compose by adoption-list order (`10123`) and trigger tags carry runtime e
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.1.16
+## Current Status — v0.1.17
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.1.16 — Rebuild with updated nostr_core_lib CashuB byte-string encoding fix and integrate refreshed static library
+> Last release update: v0.1.17 — Fix Cashu v4 token field encoding (i bytes, s text, c bytes) and rebuild nostr_core_lib integration
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index eabecb6..04a560b 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 16
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.1.16"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 17
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.1.17"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"