2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 82206024..53e81966 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 			GPSD project news
 
-Repository head:
+3.17: 2017-09-07 (Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>)
   Repair support for non-NMEA devices requring active probing
   (e.g. Garmin USB GPSes). Apply OS X build fixes.  Fix a SiRF driver
   bug that occasionally confused NTP.  Support for Spectratime iSync
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index c0a4345a..3318bb48 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #   for building the python bindings
 
 # Release identification begins here
-gpsd_version = "3.17~dev"
+gpsd_version = "3.17"
 
 # client library version
 libgps_version_current = 23