diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index a1a0d6a..131e0aa 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,31 +1,29 @@
-Libpng 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+Libpng 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
 
-This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
-within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
+This is a public release of libpng, intended for use in production codes.
 
 Files available for download:
 
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   1.6.17rc06.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   1.6.17rc06.tar.gz
+   libpng-1.6.17.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   libpng-1.6.17.tar.gz
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lp1617r06.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   lp1617r06.zip
+   lpng1617.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   lpng1617.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   1.6.17rc06-README.txt
-   1.6.17rc06-LICENSE.txt
-   libpng-1.6.17rc06-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
+   libpng-1.6.17-README.txt
+   libpng-1.6.17-LICENSE.txt
+   libpng-1.6.17-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.16):
 
-Version 1.6.17beta01 [January 29, 2015]
   Removed duplicate PNG_SAFE_LIMITS_SUPPORTED handling from pngconf.h
   Corrected the width limit calculation in png_check_IHDR().
   Removed user limits from pngfix. Also pass NULL pointers to
@@ -39,62 +37,26 @@
   Merged some parts of libpng-1.6.17beta01 and libpng-1.7.0beta47.
   Added #ifndef __COVERITY__ where needed in png.c, pngrutil.c and
     pngset.c to avoid warnings about dead code.
-  Added "& 0xff" to many instances of expressions that are typecast
-    to (png_byte), to avoid Coverity gripes.
-
-Version 1.6.17beta02 [February 7, 2015]
-  Work around one more Coverity-scan dead-code warning.
   Do not build png_product2() when it is unused.
-
-Version 1.6.17beta03 [February 17, 2015]
   Display user limits in the output from pngtest.
   Eliminated the PNG_SAFE_LIMITS macro and restored the 1-million-column
     and 1-million-row default limits in pnglibconf.dfa, that can be reset
     by the user at build time or run time.  This provides a more robust
     defense against DOS and as-yet undiscovered overflows.
-
-Version 1.6.17beta04 [February 21, 2015]
   Added PNG_WRITE_CUSTOMIZE_COMPRESSION_SUPPORTED macro, on by default.
   Allow user to call png_get_IHDR() with NULL arguments (Reuben Hawkins).
   Rebuilt configure scripts with automake-1.15 and libtool-2.4.6
-
-Version 1.6.17beta05 [February 25, 2015]
-  Restored compiling of png_reciprocal2 with PNG_NO_16BIT.
-
-Version 1.6.17beta06 [February 27, 2015]
   Moved png_set_filter() prototype into a PNG_WRITE_SUPPORTED block
     of png.h.
   Avoid runtime checks when converting integer to png_byte with
     Visual Studio (Sergey Kosarevsky)
-
-Version 1.6.17rc01 [March 4, 2015]
-  No changes.
-
-Version 1.6.17rc02 [March 9, 2015]
   Removed some comments that the configure script did not handle
     properly from scripts/pnglibconf.dfa and pnglibconf.h.prebuilt.
   Free the unknown_chunks structure even when it contains no data.
-
-Version 1.6.17rc03 [March 12, 2015]
   Updated CMakeLists.txt to add OSX framework, change YES/NO to ON/OFF
     for consistency, and remove some useless tests (Alexey Petruchik).
-
-Version 1.6.17rc04 [March 16, 2015]
-  Remove pnglibconf.h, pnglibconf.c, and pnglibconf.out instead of
-    pnglibconf.* in "make clean" (Cosmin).
-  Fix bug in calculation of maxbits, in png_write_sBIT, introduced
-    in libpng-1.6.17beta01 (John Bowler).
-
-Version 1.6.17rc05 [March 21, 2015]
-  Define PNG_FILTER_* and PNG_FILTER_VALUE_* in png.h even when WRITE
-    is not supported (John Bowler).  This fixes an error introduced in
-    libpng-1.6.17beta06.
-  Reverted "& 0xff" additions of version 1.6.17beta01. Libpng passes
-    the Coverity scan without them.
-
-Version 1.6.17rc06 [March 23, 2015]
-  Remove pnglibconf.dfn and pnglibconf.pre with "make clean".
-  Reformatted some "&0xff" instances to "& 0xff".
+  Remove pnglibconf.h, pnglibconf.c, pnglibconf.pre, pnglibconf.dfn,
+    and pnglibconf.out instead of pnglibconf.* in "make clean" (Cosmin).
   Fixed simplified 8-bit-linear to sRGB alpha. The calculated alpha
     value was wrong.  It's not clear if this affected the final stored
     value; in the obvious code path the upper and lower 8-bits of the
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 38ede6e..1be09e9 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5202,6 +5202,9 @@
     alpha value were identical and the alpha was truncated to 8-bits
     rather than dividing by 257 (John Bowler).
 
+Version 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
+  No changes.
+
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87af7fd..f062a23 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 # SET UP LINKS
 if(PNG_SHARED)
   set_target_properties(${PNG_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES
-#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.17rc06
+#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.17
     VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.0
     SOVERSION 16
     CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index cab8d36..eb4a9a9 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17rc06, March 23, 2015, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17, March 26, 2015, are
 Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-March 23, 2015
+March 26, 2015
diff --git a/README b/README
index 771836a..a158ea8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-README for libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015 (shared library 16.0)
+README for libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015 (shared library 16.0)
 See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
 
 See INSTALL for instructions on how to install libpng.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3dad57..1c46ca2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 dnl Version number stuff here:
 
-AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.17rc06],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.17],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([scripts])
 
 # libpng does not follow GNU file name conventions (hence 'foreign')
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 dnl AM_PREREQ([1.11.2])
 dnl stop configure from automagically running automake
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.17rc06
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.17
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=6
 PNGLIB_RELEASE=17
diff --git a/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c b/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
index 8852f87..79de125 100644
--- a/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
+++ b/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngvalid.c - validate libpng by constructing then reading png files.
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * Written by John Cunningham Bowler
  *
diff --git a/contrib/tools/pngfix.c b/contrib/tools/pngfix.c
index f788f0b..67bab6a 100644
--- a/contrib/tools/pngfix.c
+++ b/contrib/tools/pngfix.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 John Cunningham Bowler
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
diff --git a/libpng-manual.txt b/libpng-manual.txt
index 08fa847..f0dae98 100644
--- a/libpng-manual.txt
+++ b/libpng-manual.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+ libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5279,13 +5279,13 @@
 
 XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-March 23, 2015
+March 26, 2015
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.17rc06 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.17 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
diff --git a/libpng.3 b/libpng.3
index ff0e649..dfc4484 100644
--- a/libpng.3
+++ b/libpng.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNG 3 "March 23, 2015"
+.TH LIBPNG 3 "March 26, 2015"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17rc06
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB
 #include <png.h>\fP
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 .SH LIBPNG.TXT
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+ libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5783,13 +5783,13 @@
 
 .SH XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-March 23, 2015
+March 26, 2015
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.17rc06 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.17 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -6043,6 +6043,7 @@
  1.6.16              16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  1.6.17beta01-06     16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
  1.6.17rc01-06       16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
+ 1.6.17              16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
 
 Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library minor
 and patch numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -6099,7 +6100,7 @@
 
 Thanks to Frank J. T. Wojcik for helping with the documentation.
 
-Libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015:
+Libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015:
 Initially created in 1995 by Guy Eric Schalnat, then of Group 42, Inc.
 Currently maintained by Glenn Randers-Pehrson (glennrp at users.sourceforge.net).
 
@@ -6122,7 +6123,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17rc06, March 23, 2015, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17, March 26, 2015, are
 Copyright (c) 2004,2006-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -6221,7 +6222,7 @@
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-March 23, 2015
+March 26, 2015
 
 .\" end of man page
 
diff --git a/libpngpf.3 b/libpngpf.3
index e15b9df..d0dd5be 100644
--- a/libpngpf.3
+++ b/libpngpf.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "March 23, 2015"
+.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "March 26, 2015"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17rc06
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17
 (private functions)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include \fI"pngpriv.h"
diff --git a/png.5 b/png.5
index b7a03b6..10c4c3c 100644
--- a/png.5
+++ b/png.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PNG 5 "March 23, 2015"
+.TH PNG 5 "March 26, 2015"
 .SH NAME
 png \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index 29008e5..7575ede 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* png.c - location for general purpose libpng functions
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "pngpriv.h"
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17rc06 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17rc06;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17;
 
 /* Tells libpng that we have already handled the first "num_bytes" bytes
  * of the PNG file signature.  If the PNG data is embedded into another
@@ -766,13 +766,13 @@
 #else
 #  ifdef __STDC__
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-     "libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+     "libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc." \
      PNG_STRING_NEWLINE;
 #  else
-      return "libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015\
+      return "libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\
       Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\
       Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.";
diff --git a/png.h b/png.h
index c62e90e..372599b 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* png.h - header file for PNG reference library
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.17rc06, March 23, 2015
+ * libpng version 1.6.17, March 26, 2015
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Authors and maintainers:
  *   libpng versions 0.71, May 1995, through 0.88, January 1996: Guy Schalnat
  *   libpng versions 0.89c, June 1996, through 0.96, May 1997: Andreas Dilger
- *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17rc06, March 23, 2015: Glenn
+ *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17, March 26, 2015: Glenn
  *   See also "Contributing Authors", below.
  *
  * Note about libpng version numbers:
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
  *    1.6.16                  16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  *    1.6.17beta01-06         16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
  *    1.6.17rc01-06           16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
+ *    1.6.17                  16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
  *
  *   Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library major
  *   and minor numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  *
- * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17rc06, March 23, 2015, are
+ * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17, March 26, 2015, are
  * Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
  * distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
  * with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors:
@@ -358,13 +359,13 @@
  * Y2K compliance in libpng:
  * =========================
  *
- *    March 23, 2015
+ *    March 26, 2015
  *
  *    Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
  *    an official declaration.
  *
  *    This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
- *    upward through 1.6.17rc06 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
+ *    upward through 1.6.17 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
  *    earlier versions were also Y2K compliant.
  *
  *    Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -426,9 +427,9 @@
  */
 
 /* Version information for png.h - this should match the version in png.c */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.17rc06"
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.17"
 #define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING \
-     " libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015\n"
+     " libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015\n"
 
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_SONUM   16
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_DLLNUM  16
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@
  * PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, omitting any leading zero:
  */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  06
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  0
 
 /* Release Status */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_ALPHA    1
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_SPECIAL 32 /* Cannot be OR'ed with
                                        PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_PRIVATE */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_RC
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_STABLE
 
 /* Careful here.  At one time, Guy wanted to use 082, but that would be octal.
  * We must not include leading zeros.
@@ -572,7 +573,7 @@
 /* This triggers a compiler error in png.c, if png.c and png.h
  * do not agree upon the version number.
  */
-typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_17rc06;
+typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_17;
 
 /* Basic control structions.  Read libpng-manual.txt or libpng.3 for more info.
  *
diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index 7cd4437..3f9493e 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngconf.h - machine configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.17rc06, (PENDING RELEASE)
+ * libpng version 1.6.17, March 26, 2015
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
diff --git a/pngget.c b/pngget.c
index 0a47f97..743a6a9 100644
--- a/pngget.c
+++ b/pngget.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngget.c - retrieval of values from info struct
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngpread.c b/pngpread.c
index 5282e91..823dcad 100644
--- a/pngpread.c
+++ b/pngpread.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngpread.c - read a png file in push mode
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngpriv.h b/pngpriv.h
index a59ed62..5980a3f 100644
--- a/pngpriv.h
+++ b/pngpriv.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngpriv.h - private declarations for use inside libpng
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngread.c b/pngread.c
index ab01cae..6764dbe 100644
--- a/pngread.c
+++ b/pngread.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngread.c - read a PNG file
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngrio.c b/pngrio.c
index f30c768..bb5c825 100644
--- a/pngrio.c
+++ b/pngrio.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngrio.c - functions for data input
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngrtran.c b/pngrtran.c
index 925f02a..cad7a8d 100644
--- a/pngrtran.c
+++ b/pngrtran.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngrtran.c - transforms the data in a row for PNG readers
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngrutil.c b/pngrutil.c
index c3cbfba..6c5c375 100644
--- a/pngrutil.c
+++ b/pngrutil.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngrutil.c - utilities to read a PNG file
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngset.c b/pngset.c
index de39db5..fce3039 100644
--- a/pngset.c
+++ b/pngset.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngset.c - storage of image information into info struct
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 2bea3a1..2c3e04d 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngtest.c - a simple test program to test libpng
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
@@ -2028,4 +2028,4 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17rc06 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17rc06;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17;
diff --git a/pngtrans.c b/pngtrans.c
index 4f60005..cd3a79b 100644
--- a/pngtrans.c
+++ b/pngtrans.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngtrans.c - transforms the data in a row (used by both readers and writers)
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngwrite.c b/pngwrite.c
index 558cd89..e3c2034 100644
--- a/pngwrite.c
+++ b/pngwrite.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngwrite.c - general routines to write a PNG file
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngwtran.c b/pngwtran.c
index d34ad88..db82e27 100644
--- a/pngwtran.c
+++ b/pngwtran.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngwtran.c - transforms the data in a row for PNG writers
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/pngwutil.c b/pngwutil.c
index b971e24..b289671 100644
--- a/pngwutil.c
+++ b/pngwutil.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngwutil.c - utilities to write a PNG file
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
index 952b6cb..a2521f2 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
+++ b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 VisualStudio instructions
 
-libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
 
 Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
index db2d5e5..5d6d69b 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!--
  * zlib.props - location of zlib source
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+ * libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
diff --git a/scripts/README.txt b/scripts/README.txt
index 04e060f..f6a9cf3 100644
--- a/scripts/README.txt
+++ b/scripts/README.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
-Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015
+Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015
 
 pnglibconf.h.prebuilt       =>  Stores configuration settings
  makefile.linux    =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc06)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17)
  makefile.gcc      =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.knr      =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
                        ansi2knr (Requires ansi2knr.c from
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
  makefile.os2      =>  OS/2 Makefile (gcc and emx, requires libpng.def)
  makefile.sco      =>  For SCO OSr5  ELF and Unixware 7 with Native cc
  makefile.sggcc    =>  Silicon Graphics (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc06)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17)
  makefile.sgi      =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX makefile (cc, creates static lib)
  makefile.solaris  =>  Solaris 2.X makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc06)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17)
  makefile.so9      =>  Solaris 9 makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc06)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17)
  makefile.std      =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.sunos    =>  Sun makefile
  makefile.32sunu   =>  Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
diff --git a/scripts/def.c b/scripts/def.c
index 7b928dc..9c88f77 100644
--- a/scripts/def.c
+++ b/scripts/def.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PNG_DFN "OS2 CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE"
 PNG_DFN ""
 PNG_DFN "EXPORTS"
-PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.17rc06"
+PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.17"
 
 #define PNG_EXPORTA(ordinal, type, name, args, attributes)\
         PNG_DFN "@" SYMBOL_PREFIX "@@" name "@"
diff --git a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
index 6d51bc5..d19010d 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Modeled after libxml-config.
 
-version=1.6.17rc06
+version=1.6.17
 prefix=""
 libdir=""
 libs=""
diff --git a/scripts/libpng.pc.in b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
index 1f9183e..ce61a3e 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 Name: libpng
 Description: Loads and saves PNG files
-Version: 1.6.17rc06
+Version: 1.6.17
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lpng16
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
index 1bdd6cd..d5be81c 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png16
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	0
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17rc06
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.netbsd b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
index 2b8ba7c..58c4884 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.netbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17rc06
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.openbsd b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
index e994c1b..0ef62a4 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.openbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 MANDIR= ${PREFIX}/man/cat
 
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17rc06
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17
 
 LIB=	png
 SRCS=	png.c pngerror.c pngget.c pngmem.c pngpread.c \
diff --git a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
index fad64eb..b4ec3c3 100644
--- a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
+++ b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/* libpng 1.6.17rc06 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
+/* libpng 1.6.17 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
 
 /* pnglibconf.h - library build configuration */
 
-/* Libpng version 1.6.17rc06 - March 23, 2015 */
+/* Libpng version 1.6.17 - March 26, 2015 */
 
 /* Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson */
 
diff --git a/scripts/symbols.def b/scripts/symbols.def
index 08ba0aa..5bdcef2 100644
--- a/scripts/symbols.def
+++ b/scripts/symbols.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;Version 1.6.17rc06
+;Version 1.6.17
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------
 ; LIBPNG symbol list as a Win32 DEF file
 ; Contains all the symbols that can be exported from libpng