diff --git a/README.chromium b/README.chromium
index 23c10d795..090967573 100644
--- a/README.chromium
+++ b/README.chromium
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: libyuv
 URL: http://code.google.com/p/libyuv/
-Version: 1708
+Version: 1709
 License: BSD
 License File: LICENSE
 
diff --git a/include/libyuv/version.h b/include/libyuv/version.h
index fc5654115..82db1d6f4 100644
--- a/include/libyuv/version.h
+++ b/include/libyuv/version.h
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_LIBYUV_VERSION_H_
 #define INCLUDE_LIBYUV_VERSION_H_
 
-#define LIBYUV_VERSION 1708
+#define LIBYUV_VERSION 1709
 
 #endif  // INCLUDE_LIBYUV_VERSION_H_
diff --git a/source/row_common.cc b/source/row_common.cc
index a598ee592..2bbc5adbf 100644
--- a/source/row_common.cc
+++ b/source/row_common.cc
@@ -2762,6 +2762,13 @@ void ARGBPolynomialRow_C(const uint8_t* src_argb,
 // simply extract the low bits of the exponent and the high
 // bits of the mantissa from our float and we're done.
 
+// Work around GCC 7 punning warning -Wstrict-aliasing
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+typedef uint32_t __attribute__((__may_alias__)) uint32_alias_t;
+#else
+typedef uint32_t uint32_alias_t;
+#endif
+
 void HalfFloatRow_C(const uint16_t* src,
                     uint16_t* dst,
                     float scale,
@@ -2770,7 +2777,7 @@ void HalfFloatRow_C(const uint16_t* src,
   float mult = 1.9259299444e-34f * scale;
   for (i = 0; i < width; ++i) {
     float value = src[i] * mult;
-    dst[i] = (uint16_t)((*(uint32_t*)&value) >> 13);
+    dst[i] = (uint16_t)((*(const uint32_alias_t*)&value) >> 13);
   }
 }