diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 329d4dc..ffe8355 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+version 0.7.17
+--------------
+
+- upped read buffer limit to 1000000 bytes.
+
 version 0.7.16
 --------------
 
diff --git a/lib/jsonrpc.py b/lib/jsonrpc.py
index e11a5af..1cdc5fa 100644
--- a/lib/jsonrpc.py
+++ b/lib/jsonrpc.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class JSONRPC(asyncio.Protocol, LoggedClass):
         # 1000 are treated as 1000.
         self.max_send = 0
         # If buffered incoming data exceeds this the connection is closed
-        self.max_buffer_size = 150000
+        self.max_buffer_size = 1000000
         self.anon_logs = False
 
     def peername(self, *, for_log=True):
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index daa5cba..3a2a92c 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.7.16"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.7.17"