diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3d90e6f81..ee20a5627 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2006-12-10  Thomas Thurman  <thomas@thurman.org.uk>
+
+        * configure.in: post-release bump to 2.17.5.
+
+2006-12-10  Thomas Thurman  <thomas@thurman.org.uk>
+
+        * NEWS: 2.17.3 release.
+
 2006-12-05  Christof Krüger  <mail@pop2wap.net>
 
         * src/window.c (update_move): Fix flickering about when dragging
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 56ef4e7ba..bb7f2389d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ m4_define([metacity_major_version], [2])
 m4_define([metacity_minor_version], [17])
 # Fibonacci sequence for micro version numbering:
 # 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987
-m4_define([metacity_micro_version], [3])
+m4_define([metacity_micro_version], [5])
 
 m4_define([metacity_version],
           [metacity_major_version.metacity_minor_version.metacity_micro_version])