diff --git a/.github/workflows/Fortran.yml b/.github/workflows/Fortran.yml
index 5cc241e00..d93cdd27f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Fortran.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Fortran.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Grid and Mesh Solver
 on: [push]
 
 env:
-  PETSC_VERSION: '3.16.2'
+  PETSC_VERSION: '3.17.0'
   HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS: 'ON'     # Make Homebrew installation a little quicker
   HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 'ON'
   HOMEBREW_NO_BOTTLE_SOURCE_FALLBACK: 'ON'
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4c405319..e9d37f281 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ endif()
 # Dummy project to determine compiler names and version
 project(Prerequisites LANGUAGES)
 set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "$ENV{PETSC_DIR}/$ENV{PETSC_ARCH}/lib/pkgconfig")
-pkg_check_modules(PETSC REQUIRED PETSc>=3.12.0 PETSc<3.17.0)
+pkg_check_modules(PETSC_MIN REQUIRED PETSc>=3.12.0 QUIET) #CMake does not support version range
+pkg_check_modules(PETSC REQUIRED PETSc<3.18.0)
+
 pkg_get_variable(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER PETSc fcompiler)
 pkg_get_variable(CMAKE_C_COMPILER PETSc ccompiler)
 
@@ -32,6 +34,9 @@ message("\nBuilding ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ${DAMASK_VERSION}\n")
 add_definitions(-DPETSC)
 add_definitions(-DDAMASKVERSION="${DAMASK_VERSION}")
 add_definitions(-DCMAKE_SYSTEM="${CMAKE_SYSTEM}")
+if(PETSC_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17.0)
+   add_definitions("-DCHKERRQ=PetscCall")
+endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "")
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RELEASE")
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index e958c8a29..1a6bb3ee6 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #define PETSC_MAJOR 3
 #define PETSC_MINOR_MIN 12
-#define PETSC_MINOR_MAX 16
+#define PETSC_MINOR_MAX 17
 
 module DAMASK_interface
   use, intrinsic :: ISO_fortran_env