diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index a16e07e..bc8f5dd 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-libsigc++-2.0.16.tar.bz2
+libsigc++-2.0.17.tar.bz2
diff --git a/libsigc++.spec b/libsigc++.spec
index d1f5e30..438e9c1 100644
--- a/libsigc++.spec
+++ b/libsigc++.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           libsigc++20
-Version:        2.0.16
-Release:        2
+Version:        2.0.17
+Release:        1
 
 Summary:        Typesafe signal framework for C++
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ needed for development with %name.
 
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static
+%configure %{!?_with_static: --disable-static}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
@@ -77,9 +77,14 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/*
 %{_libdir}/sigc++-2.0
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
+%{?_with_static: %{_libdir}/*.a}
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 28 2006 Denis Leroy <denis@poolshark.org> - 2.0.17-1
+- Upgrade to version 2.0.17
+- Added optional macro to compile static libs (use '--with static')
+
 * Fri Nov 25 2005 Denis Leroy <denis@poolshark.org> - 2.0.16-2
 - Disabled static libraries
 - Was missing copy of GPL licence
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e3a110f..63e142f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bd997b35a420861259a68d5f27a7592e  libsigc++-2.0.16.tar.bz2
+fde0ee69e3125e982746d9fe005763e1  libsigc++-2.0.17.tar.bz2