diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec5257b56ddf0dd77d1cef5072b166fa0f17a02e..924229572f4eba9cc0b25143b4308209f311997a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-# v2.17
-
-* added extra attribute to `Future`s returned
-    by call_in_separate_thread
-* fixed a bug with `trace_function's` `tags_factory`
-
-WARNING!! Slight API change there.
+# v2.17.1
diff --git a/satella/__init__.py b/satella/__init__.py
index aa83dd809f1708a184177879a42c7753284ff8d7..d41597e9e252c328ccd432bea24e8c295586cca7 100644
--- a/satella/__init__.py
+++ b/satella/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.17'
+__version__ = '2.17.1a1'