diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index e3770fdc..28ad7dc6 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-VERS='2.8.17c-12212024'
+VERS='2.8.17e-12212024'
 
 noheader=' update service dailytemp confsync -r -report test '