diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bfacb40..c761144 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -141,3 +141,4 @@ libguestfs-1.5.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.17.5.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.17.6.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.17.7.tar.gz
+/libguestfs-1.17.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 7743136..3a32790 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.17.7
+Version:       1.17.8
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 Group:         Development/Libraries
@@ -1038,6 +1038,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 15 2012 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.17.8-1
+- New upstream version 1.17.8.
+
 * Mon Feb 13 2012 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.17.7-1
 - New upstream version 1.17.7.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index dd45f02..8089052 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-21fddacaf1d9a85601370db85ab783de  libguestfs-1.17.7.tar.gz
+7f36bec8ecdbdd1c1069e64169dae38c  libguestfs-1.17.8.tar.gz