diff --git a/xmlstarlet.spec b/xmlstarlet.spec
index b912c93..f1dc093 100644
--- a/xmlstarlet.spec
+++ b/xmlstarlet.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name: xmlstarlet
 Version: 1.6.1
-Release: 16%{?dist}
+Release: 17%{?dist}
 Summary: Command Line XML Toolkit
 License: MIT
 URL: http://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 1.6.1-17
+- Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937
+
 * Thu Jan 28 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.1-16
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild