diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02cff6d..e3e65c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ Cython-0.12.1.tar.gz
 /Cython-0.17b3.tar.gz
 /Cython-0.17.tar.gz
 /Cython-0.17.1.tar.gz
+/Cython-0.17.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/Cython.spec b/Cython.spec
index 220ca6d..d4c2135 100644
--- a/Cython.spec
+++ b/Cython.spec
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 %define run_check 0%{!?_with_check:0}
 
 Name:		Cython
-Version:	0.17.1
+Version:	0.17.2
 ##Release:	4.b3%{?dist}
-Release:	2%{?dist}
+Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	A language for writing Python extension modules
 
 %define upstreamversion %{version}
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 21 2012 Neal Becker <ndbecker2@gmail.com> - 0.17.2-1
+- update to 0.17.2
+
 * Wed Sep 26 2012 Neal Becker <ndbecker2@gmail.com> - 0.17.1-1
 - Update to 0.17.1
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 31a3605..ee2e84d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f0bd2494dbe080a1185b61fa358135f2  Cython-0.17.1.tar.gz
+09dfd4f5f82046f85025a391f084d8f9  Cython-0.17.2.tar.gz