diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4869fb15..dce31fbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 2.17.1
+## 2.17.1-2
 - pydal 18.08
 - many small bug fixes
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 870c51f9..0f9c530f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rmfiles:
 	rm -rf applications/examples/uploads/* 
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.17.1-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.17.2-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	#make clean
 	# make rmfiles
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5cb3e1ea..fe799f43 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.17.1-stable+timestamp.2018.08.05.17.57.00
+Version 2.17.2-stable+timestamp.2018.10.06.11.34.06