diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0b41590..90334fe 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ****************************************************************************
 # ChangeLog for lesspipe.sh						   #
 ****************************************************************************
+Version 2.17 Dec 22 2024
 - evaluation of current locale changed (compatible with old bash versions)
 - correct typo in xlsx files handling
 Version 2.16 Nov 10 2024
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1af8f5..ac68c5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # lesspipe.sh, a preprocessor for less
 
-Version: 2.16
+Version: 2.17
 Author : Wolfgang Friebel [wp.friebel@gmail.com](mailto://wp.friebel@gmail.com)
 License: GPL
 
diff --git a/lesscomplete b/lesscomplete
index a826485..b884806 100755
--- a/lesscomplete
+++ b/lesscomplete
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # lesscomplete, a helper script for the _less completion script
-# synced with lesspipe 2.16
+# synced with lesspipe 2.17
 # Author: Wolfgang Friebel (wp.friebel AT gmail.com)
 
 has_cmd () {
diff --git a/lesspipe.sh b/lesspipe.sh
index 3b8a71d..225c3c3 100755
--- a/lesspipe.sh
+++ b/lesspipe.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # lesspipe.sh, a preprocessor for less
- lesspipe_version=2.16
+lesspipe_version=2.17
 # Author: Wolfgang Friebel (wp.friebel AT gmail.com)
 
 has_cmd () {
diff --git a/packaging/lesspipe.spec b/packaging/lesspipe.spec
index 9192dc7..f1c7684 100644
--- a/packaging/lesspipe.spec
+++ b/packaging/lesspipe.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define packagename lesspipe
-%define packageversion 2.14
+%define packageversion 2.17
 %define packagerelease 1
 
 Name:          %{packagename}
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR
 %docdir %{prefix}/share/man/man1
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Dec 22 2024 2.17-1 - wp.friebel@gmail.com
+- Fixes for xslx and MacOS
 * Sun Nov 10 2024 2.16-1 - wp.friebel@gmail.com
 - file name checks for ar
 * Thu Oct 03 2024 2.15-1 - wp.friebel@gmail.com