diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 328004c..b964fd7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for minimodem 0.16.1.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for minimodem 0.17.
 #
 # Report bugs to <kamal@whence.com>.
 #
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='minimodem'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='minimodem'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.16.1'
-PACKAGE_STRING='minimodem 0.16.1'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.17'
+PACKAGE_STRING='minimodem 0.17'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='kamal@whence.com'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures minimodem 0.16.1 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures minimodem 0.17 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of minimodem 0.16.1:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of minimodem 0.17:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-minimodem configure 0.16.1
+minimodem configure 0.17
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69
 
 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by minimodem $as_me 0.16.1, which was
+It was created by minimodem $as_me 0.17, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
-VERSION=0.16.1
+VERSION=0.17
 
 
 am__api_version='1.11'
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='minimodem'
- VERSION='0.16.1'
+ VERSION='0.17'
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -3396,7 +3396,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result:
-minimodem 0.16.1 configuration summary:
+minimodem 0.17 configuration summary:
 	--with-pulseaudio     $with_pulseaudio ($use_pulseaudio)
 	--with-alsa           $with_alsa ($use_alsa)
 	--with-sndfile        $with_sndfile ($use_sndfile)
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ minimodem 0.16.1 configuration summary:
 	deps_packages:        $deps_packages
 " >&5
 $as_echo "
-minimodem 0.16.1 configuration summary:
+minimodem 0.17 configuration summary:
 	--with-pulseaudio     $with_pulseaudio ($use_pulseaudio)
 	--with-alsa           $with_alsa ($use_alsa)
 	--with-sndfile        $with_sndfile ($use_sndfile)
@@ -4164,7 +4164,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by minimodem $as_me 0.16.1, which was
+This file was extended by minimodem $as_me 0.17, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -4230,7 +4230,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-minimodem config.status 0.16.1
+minimodem config.status 0.17
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0f7fa78..b50a70b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl configure.ac Generated by project-setup
 dnl
 
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_NAME],	[minimodem])
-AC_DEFUN([PKG_VERSION],	[0.16.1])
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_VERSION],	[0.17])
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_AUTHOR],	[Kamal Mostafa <kamal@whence.com>])
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_BUGS_TO],	[kamal@whence.com])
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9a752c1..f9ac313 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+minimodem (0.17-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * handle arbitrary --startbits N
+
+ -- Kamal Mostafa <kamal@whence.com>  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:07:13 -0700
+
 minimodem (0.16.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * do not induce 'setitimer new_value NULL' kernel warning