diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d4f6e445f..b56a47297 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ set(SDL_INTERFACE_AGE 0)
 set(SDL_BINARY_AGE 16)
 set(SDL_VERSION "${SDL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${SDL_MINOR_VERSION}.${SDL_MICRO_VERSION}")
 # the following should match the versions in Xcode project file:
-set(DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION 15.1.0)
+set(DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION 17.0.0)
 set(DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION 1.0.0)
 
 # Set defaults preventing destination file conflicts