diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f905ee72..899a50e2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ RELEASE=4.0
 
 VERSION=4.0
 PACKAGE=qemu-server
-PKGREL=16
+PKGREL=17
 
 CFLAGS= -O2 -Werror -Wall -Wtype-limits -Wl,-z,relro 
 
diff --git a/changelog.Debian b/changelog.Debian
index aec5af7d..3a94e951 100644
--- a/changelog.Debian
+++ b/changelog.Debian
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+qemu-server (4.0-17) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * fix bug #603: vmid.fw file not deleted
+
+  * fix bug #517: improve error message
+
+  * adapt /config and /pending API calls to force-delete
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:44:53 +0200
+
 qemu-server (4.0-16) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * remove vm access permissions after destroy