diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f49ba6c..0a5cd6d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2005-04-12  Tollef Fog Heen  <tfheen@err.no>
 
+	* configure.in: 0.17.1
+
+	* NEWS: document changes for 0.17.1
+
 	* configure.in: Fix up AC_MSG_RESULT for indirect deps.  Also fix
 	so the test no longer is inverted and auto works properly.
 	
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 72054b4..42a1841 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pkg-config 0.17.1
+===
+ - Now actually sets CFLAGS and LIBS instead of trying to set those in
+   a subshell.  (Only affects if you've autoreconfiscated with 0.17)
+ - Fix detection of inter-library dependencies.
+
 pkg-config 0.17
 ===
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5be0324..ec7a048 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 AC_INIT(pkg-config.1)
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(pkgconfig, 0.17)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(pkgconfig, 0.17.1)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)