diff --git a/public/environment.nix b/public/environment.nix
index b9f5167..b2f0b51 100644
--- a/public/environment.nix
+++ b/public/environment.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ in
   nix.buildCores = 0;
 
   # The NixOS release to be compatible with for stateful data such as databases.
-  system.stateVersion = "16.09";
+  system.stateVersion = "17.03";
 
   #  copies the NixOS configuration file (usually /etc/nixos/configuration.nix) and links it from the resulting system (getting to /run/current-system/configuration.nix)
   system.copySystemConfiguration = true;