diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d26bb5b..9433f4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ libguestfs-1.5.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.14.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.15.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.16.tar.gz
+/libguestfs-1.9.17.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index d1c63bb..43b2ac2 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.9.16
+Version:       1.9.17
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 Group:         Development/Libraries
@@ -767,6 +767,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr  5 2011 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.9.17-1
+- New upstream version 1.9.17.
+
 * Fri Apr  1 2011 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.9.16-1
 - New upstream version 1.9.16.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index de4e3bf..a0bb54d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-fdbd9bd714859e18ffd3a91a476a9ead  libguestfs-1.9.16.tar.gz
+da9472d7df90dcb57067269fd3258101  libguestfs-1.9.17.tar.gz