diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6ee81aba9..04e0d3f14 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.16
+1.4.17
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e772ae5c2..f91674dae 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@mitre/saf",
-  "version": "1.4.16",
+  "version": "1.4.17",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@mitre/saf",
-      "version": "1.4.16",
+      "version": "1.4.17",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-config-service": "^3.398.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 330be4418..977f72031 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@mitre/saf",
   "description": "The MITRE Security Automation Framework (SAF) Command Line Interface (CLI) brings together applications, techniques, libraries, and tools developed by MITRE and the security community to streamline security automation for systems and DevOps pipelines.",
-  "version": "1.4.16",
+  "version": "1.4.17",
   "author": "The MITRE Security Automation Framework",
   "bin": "./bin/run",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/mitre/saf/issues",
diff --git a/release-prep.ps1 b/release-prep.ps1
index eb078d4dc..68dbf668d 100644
--- a/release-prep.ps1
+++ b/release-prep.ps1
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ Write-Host
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Pull the main branch content from github 
 Write-Output "Pull the main branch from github..." | Yellow
+$Error.Clear()
 git pull origin main
+if ($LastExitCode -gt 0) {
+  Write-Output "  Failed to Pull the main branch from github" | Red
+  TerminateScript
+}
 Write-Output "Done" | Green
 Write-Host