diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index a2f5d509f4..797d17d3d4 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set (DEFAULT_DNF_VERSION "4.17.0")
+set (DEFAULT_DNF_VERSION "4.17.1")
 
 if(DEFINED DNF_VERSION)
   if(NOT ${DEFAULT_DNF_VERSION} STREQUAL ${DNF_VERSION})
diff --git a/dnf.spec b/dnf.spec
index 95d93775ea..e4edb77aac 100644
--- a/dnf.spec
+++ b/dnf.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %define __cmake_in_source_build 1
 
 # default dependencies
-%global hawkey_version 0.71.0
+%global hawkey_version 0.71.1
 %global libcomps_version 0.1.8
 %global libmodulemd_version 2.9.3
 %global rpm_version 4.18.0
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments.
 
 Name:           dnf
-Version:        4.17.0
+Version:        4.17.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        %{pkg_summary}
 # For a breakdown of the licensing, see PACKAGE-LICENSING
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ popd
 # If DNF5 does not obsolete DNF ownership of dnf.conf should be DNF's
 %config(noreplace) %{confdir}/%{name}.conf
 %endif
-%config(noreplace) %{confdir}/protected.d/%{name}.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/%{name}
 %ghost %attr(644,-,-) %{_localstatedir}/log/hawkey.log
 %ghost %attr(644,-,-) %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}.log
diff --git a/etc/dnf/protected.d/CMakeLists.txt b/etc/dnf/protected.d/CMakeLists.txt
index d368f146ef..b833c9bc63 100644
--- a/etc/dnf/protected.d/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/etc/dnf/protected.d/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-INSTALL (FILES "dnf.conf" "yum.conf" DESTINATION ${SYSCONFDIR}/dnf/protected.d)
+INSTALL (FILES "yum.conf" DESTINATION ${SYSCONFDIR}/dnf/protected.d)
diff --git a/etc/dnf/protected.d/dnf.conf b/etc/dnf/protected.d/dnf.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 6148f6c965..0000000000
--- a/etc/dnf/protected.d/dnf.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-dnf