diff --git a/satella/__init__.py b/satella/__init__.py
index 154feec1b6f40b8d9ae8fb7374a4d4d3c0596361..4d31fcd00117ee5d38a8f26c655f3c4fa5313ede 100644
--- a/satella/__init__.py
+++ b/satella/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.17.12a2'
+__version__ = '2.17.12'
diff --git a/tests/test_coding/test_deep_compare.py b/tests/test_coding/test_deep_compare.py
index 5d046c3478d971306f35383f7efd3211efd4b328..307faad08e03ca26b3d40002cf38b8bdfd18725a 100644
--- a/tests/test_coding/test_deep_compare.py
+++ b/tests/test_coding/test_deep_compare.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ class TestDeepCompare(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_compare(self):
         assert_equal(2, 2)
+        assert_equal(2.0, 2.0)
+        assert_equal(None, None)
+        assert_equal('test', 'test')
+        assert_equal(b'test', b'test')
         self.assertInequal(3, 2)
         self.assertInequal([], [6])
         self.assertInequal({1: 2}, {3: 4})