diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 65992a9da..b2d3568ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 # bill@newbreedsoftware.com
 # http://www.tuxpaint.org/
 
-# June 14, 2002 - June 27, 2007
+# June 14, 2002 - July 1, 2007
 
 
 # The version number, for release:
 
-VER_VERSION=0.9.17rc1
+VER_VERSION=0.9.17
 VER_DATE=`date +"%Y-%m-%d"`
 
 
diff --git a/visualc/resources.rc b/visualc/resources.rc
index 2eddc3c37..25a198b6b 100644
--- a/visualc/resources.rc
+++ b/visualc/resources.rc
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "Comments", "\0"
             VALUE "CompanyName", "New Breed Software\0"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Tux Paint - Release Candidate.\0"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "0.9.17rc1\0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "0.9.17\0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Tux Paint\0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2007 by Bill Kendrick\0"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "TuxPaint.exe\0"
             VALUE "PrivateBuild", "\0"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Tux Paint\0"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.9.17rc1\0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.9.17\0"
             VALUE "SpecialBuild", "win32 build by John Popplewell\0"
         END
     END