diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbb3a13..e594810 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 *.rpm
 *.log
 *spec-20*
-*.tar.gz
+*.tar.xz
diff --git a/smeserver-smeadmin-1.6.tar.xz b/smeserver-smeadmin-1.6.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index fa3b698..0000000
Binary files a/smeserver-smeadmin-1.6.tar.xz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/smeserver-smeadmin.spec b/smeserver-smeadmin.spec
index d3e75e8..6d538eb 100644
--- a/smeserver-smeadmin.spec
+++ b/smeserver-smeadmin.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Summary: A graphical monitor, alert raising, and services supervision tool for y
 %define name smeserver-smeadmin
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 1.6
-%define release 16
+%define release 17
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Oct 07 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.6-16.sme
-- Apply change from startform to start_form and endform to end_form to CGI panels [SME: 12775-87]
+* Wed Oct 08 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.6-17.sme
+- Apply change from startform to start_form and endform to end_form to CGI panels [SME: 12787]
+- fix .gitignore and delete tarball from git repo [SME: 12787]
 
 * Sat Sep 07 2024 cvs2git.sh aka Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.6-15.sme
 - Roll up patches and move to git repo [SME: 12338]