diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dbbd63e536..f6512c1f73 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 dnl If incrementing the version here, remember to update libostree.sym too
 m4_define([year_version], [2017])
-m4_define([release_version], [3])
+m4_define([release_version], [4])
 m4_define([package_version], [year_version.release_version])
 
 AC_INIT([libostree], [package_version], [walters@verbum.org])
diff --git a/src/libostree/libostree.sym b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
index 749b0c3670..d9339bf239 100644
--- a/src/libostree/libostree.sym
+++ b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
@@ -381,11 +381,6 @@ global:
         ostree_raw_file_to_archive_z2_stream_with_options;
 } LIBOSTREE_2017.2;
 
-/*                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
- * Versions above here are released.  Only add symbols below this line.
- *                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
- */
-
 LIBOSTREE_2017.4 {
 global:
   ostree_check_version;
@@ -394,6 +389,19 @@ global:
   ostree_sysroot_write_deployments_with_options;
 } LIBOSTREE_2017.3;
 
+/*                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
+ * Versions above here are released.  Only add symbols below this line.
+ *                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
+ */
+
+/* Uncomment when adding the first new symbol */
+/*
+LIBOSTREE_2017.$NEWVERSION {
+global:
+	someostree_symbol_deleteme;
+} LIBOSTREE_2017.4;
+*/
+
 /* Stub section for the stable release *after* this development one; don't
  * edit this other than to update the last number.  This is just a copy/paste
  * source.  Replace $LASTSTABLE with the last stable version, and $NEWVERSION