diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75554d0..d645233 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 /pcsc-lite-1.8.14.tar.bz2.asc
 /pcsc-lite-1.8.15.tar.bz2.asc
 /pcsc-lite-1.8.16.tar.bz2.asc
+/pcsc-lite-1.8.17.tar.bz2.asc
diff --git a/pcsc-lite.spec b/pcsc-lite.spec
index 4e92924..f5d2d84 100644
--- a/pcsc-lite.spec
+++ b/pcsc-lite.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %global upstream_build 3963
 
 Name:           pcsc-lite
-Version:        1.8.16
+Version:        1.8.17
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        PC/SC Lite smart card framework and applications
 
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/pcsc-lite/README.DAEMON
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 21 2016 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@redhat.com> - 1.8.17-1
+- New upstream release
+
 * Fri Apr  1 2016 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@redhat.com> - 1.8.16-1
 - New upstream release (#1319539)
 - Added gpg key verification as part of build process
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 6140e83..be14cae 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-a9983b52efe464e1918b3e09318355af  pcsc-lite-1.8.16.tar.bz2.asc
-14a8ab01c225ba90f03d0720ad714c12  pcsc-lite-1.8.16.tar.bz2
+346968a233a656eca5eca9e675fa9c04  pcsc-lite-1.8.17.tar.bz2.asc
+f0e98285843903527bd9e043df81e73b  pcsc-lite-1.8.17.tar.bz2