diff --git a/lib/configuration.sh b/lib/configuration.sh
index d4281b00a..217cbf59e 100644
--- a/lib/configuration.sh
+++ b/lib/configuration.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ HOSTRELEASE=$(cat /etc/os-release | grep VERSION_CODENAME | cut -d"=" -f2)
 [[ -z $EXIT_PATCHING_ERROR ]] && EXIT_PATCHING_ERROR="" # exit patching if failed
 [[ -z $HOST ]] && HOST="$BOARD" # set hostname to the board
 cd "${SRC}" || exit
-[[ -z "${ROOTFSCACHE_VERSION}" ]] && ROOTFSCACHE_VERSION=16
+[[ -z "${ROOTFSCACHE_VERSION}" ]] && ROOTFSCACHE_VERSION=17
 [[ -z "${CHROOT_CACHE_VERSION}" ]] && CHROOT_CACHE_VERSION=7
 BUILD_REPOSITORY_URL=$(improved_git remote get-url $(improved_git remote 2>/dev/null | grep origin) 2>/dev/null)
 BUILD_REPOSITORY_COMMIT=$(improved_git describe --match=d_e_a_d_b_e_e_f --always --dirty 2>/dev/null)