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title: "Django 1.8.17 release notes"
version: 1.9
locale: en
source: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/releases/1.8.17/
canonical: https://djangodocs.dev/en/1.9/releases/1.8.17/
---
# Django 1.8.17 release notes

*December 1, 2016*

Django 1.8.17 fixes a regression in 1.8.16.

## Bugfixes

- Quoted the Oracle test user’s password in queries to fix the “ORA-00922:
  missing or invalid option” error when the password starts with a number or
  special character ([#27420](https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27420)).