diff --git a/.shipit b/.shipit
index 5602628..97929d8 100644
--- a/.shipit
+++ b/.shipit
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # auto-generated shipit config file.
-steps = FindVersion, ChangeVersion, ChangeRPMVersion, CheckChangeLog, DistTest, Commit, Tag, MakeDist, UploadCPAN
+# shipit needs to be smarter about modifying the RPM specfile version :/
+#steps = FindVersion, ChangeVersion, ChangeRPMVersion, CheckChangeLog, DistTest, Commit, Tag, MakeDist, UploadCPAN
+steps = FindVersion, ChangeVersion, CheckChangeLog, DistTest, Commit, Tag, MakeDist, UploadCPAN
 
 svn.tagpattern = MogileFS-Utils-%v
 
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 6331658..9517159 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2.17 -- 2010-08-13
+
   * Add 'domains' argument to mogstats for faster queries on basic by-domain
     and class stats. (pyhhak)
 
diff --git a/MogileFS-Utils.spec b/MogileFS-Utils.spec
index 92b9486..fc533cb 100644
--- a/MogileFS-Utils.spec
+++ b/MogileFS-Utils.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:      MogileFS-Utils
 summary:   MogileFS-Utils - MogileFS utilities.
-version:   2.16
+version:   2.17
 release:   1%{?dist}
 vendor:    Alan Kasindorf <dormando@rydia.net>
 packager:  Jonathan Steinert <rpm@hachi.kuiki.net>
diff --git a/lib/MogileFS/Utils.pm b/lib/MogileFS/Utils.pm
index 58762d5..aa03ed1 100644
--- a/lib/MogileFS/Utils.pm
+++ b/lib/MogileFS/Utils.pm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 package MogileFS::Utils;
 
-our $VERSION = '2.16';
+our $VERSION = '2.17';
 
 
 =head1 NAME