2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ee19e7..6807cd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
 DATADIR = $(PREFIX)/share
 fake_packages_dir = $(DATADIR)/perl_checker/fake_packages
 PERL_CHECKER_TARGET = native-code
-PERL_CHECKER_VERSION = 1.2.16
+PERL_CHECKER_VERSION = 1.2.17
 
 FILES-perl_checker = AUTHORS COPYING README.emacs Makefile misc src fake_packages
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index be9268f..136306e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Version 1.2.17 - 19 March 2012, by Thierry Vignaud
+
 - fix Glib fake package causing perl_checker to show bogus "too many
   parameters" on some isa() calls