diff --git a/unicodetools/src/main/java/org/unicode/text/utility/Settings.java b/unicodetools/src/main/java/org/unicode/text/utility/Settings.java
index e440a167a..8d43a11e1 100644
--- a/unicodetools/src/main/java/org/unicode/text/utility/Settings.java
+++ b/unicodetools/src/main/java/org/unicode/text/utility/Settings.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public String toString() {
         }
     };
 
-    public static final ReleasePhase latestVersionPhase = ReleasePhase.DEV;
+    public static final ReleasePhase latestVersionPhase = ReleasePhase.ALPHA;
 
     public static final String lastVersion = "17.0.0"; // last released version