diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d46928a..40d81d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/rng-tools-6.16.tar.gz
+SOURCES/rng-tools-6.17.tar.gz
diff --git a/.rng-tools.metadata b/.rng-tools.metadata
index ff374ad..1904b4d 100644
--- a/.rng-tools.metadata
+++ b/.rng-tools.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f5bc11cca905c81c4669667997c538f9dcbef13e SOURCES/rng-tools-6.16.tar.gz
+c950c97cf54d902559df02458ae205d9c7bb4fa6 SOURCES/rng-tools-6.17.tar.gz
diff --git a/SOURCES/rngd.sysconfig b/SOURCES/rngd.sysconfig
index cce3c6e..17f63ee 100644
--- a/SOURCES/rngd.sysconfig
+++ b/SOURCES/rngd.sysconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Optional arguments passed to rngd. See rngd(8) and
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252175#c21
-RNGD_ARGS="--fill-watermark=0 -x pkcs11 -x nist -x qrypt -D daemon:daemon"
+RNGD_ARGS="--fill-watermark=0 -x pkcs11 -x nist -x qrypt -x namedpipe -D daemon:daemon"
diff --git a/SPECS/rng-tools.spec b/SPECS/rng-tools.spec
index 22d19a0..284aac7 100644
--- a/SPECS/rng-tools.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rng-tools.spec
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 Summary:        Random number generator related utilities
 Name:           rng-tools
-Version:        6.16
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Version:        6.17
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:            https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@ install -D %{SOURCE2} -m0644 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/rngd
 %config(noreplace) %attr(0644,root,root)    %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/rngd
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 25 2024 Vladis Dronov <vdronov@redhat.com> - 6.17-1
+- Add Intel CET IBT instrumentation to assembly code
+- Update to the upstream v6.17 @ ac43f912 (RHEL-64951)
+
 * Sat Mar 30 2024 Vladis Dronov <vdronov@redhat.com> - 6.16-7
 - Update to the upstream v6.16 + tip of origin/master @ 98cf8d63 (RHEL-30953)
+- Use proper SPDX license identifiers
 - Fix a test failure
 
 * Thu Mar 02 2023 Vladis Dronov <vdronov@redhat.com> - 6.16-1