diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 22c6cb0..1b4a2dd 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-octave-2.9.16.tar.bz2
+octave-2.9.17.tar.bz2
diff --git a/octave.spec b/octave.spec
index c363ea6..4770c33 100644
--- a/octave.spec
+++ b/octave.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # From src/version.h:#define OCTAVE_API_VERSION
-%define octave_api api-v28
+%define octave_api api-v29
 
 Name:           octave
-Version:        2.9.16
+Version:        2.9.17
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high-level language for numerical computations
 Epoch:          6
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 28 2007 Quentin Spencer <qspencer@users.sf.net> 2.9.17-1
+- Update to 2.9.17 and update octave_api.
+
 * Mon Nov  5 2007 Quentin Spencer <qspencer@users.sf.net> 2.9.16-1
 - Update to 2.9.16, remove old patch.
 - Update licencse from GPLv2+ to GPLv3+.
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 2db4a7f..c14d1df 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a7cbe4d897dd6f8d6d4aaff413a9c490  octave-2.9.16.tar.bz2
+9db2845674c000427e55fdb3c1872820  octave-2.9.17.tar.bz2