diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 26f8c31c..c2481f48
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,36 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 # install dependencies + compile proto files in sub package
 cd package/googleads-nodejs
-npm install 
+npm install
+
+# get current version from Makefile and remove any old version folders
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(awk -F'=' '/^GOOGLE_ADS_VERSION=/ {print $2}' ../../Makefile | tr -d '[:space:]')
+
+if [ -z "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Could not determine current version from Makefile." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+CURRENT_VERSION_NUM=$(echo "$CURRENT_VERSION" | tr -d 'v')
+PREVIOUS_VERSION_NUM=$((CURRENT_VERSION_NUM - 1))
+PREVIOUS_VERSION="v${PREVIOUS_VERSION_NUM}"
+
+echo "Searching for old version directories to remove ($PREVIOUS_VERSION)..."
+DIRECTORIES_TO_DELETE=$(find . -type d -name "${PREVIOUS_VERSION}")
+
+if [ -z "$DIRECTORIES_TO_DELETE" ]; then
+  echo "No old version directories found."
+else
+  echo "Found and deleting the following directories:"
+  echo "$DIRECTORIES_TO_DELETE"
+  echo "$DIRECTORIES_TO_DELETE" | xargs rm -rf
+fi
 
 # remove large auto-generated tests we don't need
-rm -rf build/test build/system-test 
+rm -rf build/test build/system-test
 
 # copy the build up to the main package directory
 cp -r build ../../
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 32a69c73..e6a41c19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "google-ads-node",
-  "version": "17.0.1",
+  "version": "17.0.2",
   "description": "Google Ads API client library",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "files": [