diff --git a/build_all.sh b/build_all.sh
index f584fbdf..3f8f5f22 100755
--- a/build_all.sh
+++ b/build_all.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ ! $num_p == "0" ] && [ ! $num_p == "1"  ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
-  majorV=16
+  majorV=17
   echo ""
   echo "### Defaulting to pg $majorV ###"
 else
diff --git a/cli/scripts/util.py b/cli/scripts/util.py
index 22f1e5f4..273f1134 100644
--- a/cli/scripts/util.py
+++ b/cli/scripts/util.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 MY_VERSION = "25.1.0"
 MY_CODENAME = ""
 
-DEFAULT_PG = "16"
+DEFAULT_PG = "17"
 DEFAULT_SPOCK = "50"
 DEFAULT_SPOCK_17 = "50"
 MY_CMD = os.getenv("MY_CMD", None)