diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 06d39126ff..a6abee8599 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], [5])
+m4_define([release_version], [6])
 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 df74de5325..e2a7c3d938 100644
--- a/src/libostree/libostree.sym
+++ b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
@@ -389,11 +389,6 @@ 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
- */
-
 LIBOSTREE_2017.6 {
 global:
   ostree_async_progress_get;
@@ -402,6 +397,18 @@ global:
   ostree_async_progress_set_variant;
 } LIBOSTREE_2017.4;
 
+/*                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
+ * Versions above here are released.  Only add symbols below this line.
+ *                         NOTE NOTE NOTE
+ */
+
+/*
+LIBOSTREE_2017.$NEWVERSION {
+global:
+	someostree_symbol_deleteme;
+} LIBOSTREE_2017.6;
+*/
+
 /* 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