diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fc71475..e2c0d5d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test_arosics:
   stage: test
   script:
     - source /root/miniconda3/bin/activate ci_env
-    - pip install "py_tools_ds>=0.14.27"  # FIXME remove as soon as docker runner has been updated
+    - pip install "py_tools_ds>=0.14.28"  # FIXME remove as soon as docker runner has been updated
 
     # run tests
     - make nosetests
diff --git a/arosics/version.py b/arosics/version.py
index e49892e..9b7f0f6 100644
--- a/arosics/version.py
+++ b/arosics/version.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 # with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
-__version__ = '0.9.16'
-__versionalias__ = '2020-04-09_02'
+__version__ = '0.9.17'
+__versionalias__ = '2020-05-19_01'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2c81276..20f1e8a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 geoarray>=0.8.17
-py_tools_ds>=0.14.27
+py_tools_ds>=0.14.28
 cmocean
 numpy
 gdal
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 665acb7..361ada6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     exec(version_file.read(), version)
 
 requirements = ['numpy', 'gdal', 'shapely', 'scikit-image', 'matplotlib', 'geopandas', 'pandas',
-                'geoarray>=0.8.17', 'py_tools_ds>=0.14.27', 'plotly', 'cmocean', 'six', 'folium>=0.6.0', 'geojson'
+                'geoarray>=0.8.17', 'py_tools_ds>=0.14.28', 'plotly', 'cmocean', 'six', 'folium>=0.6.0', 'geojson'
                 # 'pykrige'  # conda install --yes -c conda-forge pykrige
                 # 'pyfftw', # conda install --yes -c conda-forge pyfftw=0.10.4 ; \
                 # 'basemap', # conda install --yes -c conda-forge basemap; \
diff --git a/tests/CI_docker/context/environment_arosics.yml b/tests/CI_docker/context/environment_arosics.yml
index 2d9e605..fb2dca7 100644
--- a/tests/CI_docker/context/environment_arosics.yml
+++ b/tests/CI_docker/context/environment_arosics.yml
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ dependencies:
     - rednose
     - plotly
     - geoarray>=0.8.17
-    - py_tools_ds>=0.14.27
+    - py_tools_ds>=0.14.28