diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ae02be0a97..21aaa2650d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-git-annex (6.20171027) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+git-annex (6.20171109) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix export of subdir of a branch.
   * Fix exporting of non-annexed files to external special remotes.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ git-annex (6.20171027) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * testremote: Test exporttree.
   * Fix directory special remote's cleanup of empty export directories.
 
- -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:01:45 -0400
+ -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:21:49 -0400
 
 git-annex (6.20171026) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index 65252359eb..f16e682cfb 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: git-annex
-Version: 6.20171026
+Version: 6.20171109
 Cabal-Version: >= 1.8
 License: GPL-3
 Maintainer: Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>