diff --git a/programming/language/python3/cython3/actions.py b/programming/language/python3/cython3/actions.py
index 63b703fca0..e2b7da6903 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/cython3/actions.py
+++ b/programming/language/python3/cython3/actions.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def build():
     # fix unused direct dependency analysis
     shelltools.export("LDSHARED", "x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared -lpthread -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--hash-style=gnu -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--sort-common")
     # suppress compiler warnings
-    shelltools.export("CFLAGS", "-fno-strict-aliasing -mtune=generic -march=x86-64 -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -fPIC -fwrapv -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wno-strict-aliasing")
+    #shelltools.export("CFLAGS", "-fno-strict-aliasing -mtune=generic -march=x86-64 -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -fPIC -fwrapv -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wno-strict-aliasing")
 
     pythonmodules.compile(pyVer="3")
 
diff --git a/programming/language/python3/cython3/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/cython3/pspec.xml
index 22a4e143d4..0fd0feb171 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/cython3/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/cython3/pspec.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>C extensions for the Python3</Summary>
         <Description>Cython is a language that makes writing C extensions for the Python language as easy as Python itself.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="d61ec184c284eaf91595587427c65b32ba90a316" type="targz">https://github.com/cython/cython/archive/0.29.16.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="d54df345fb7dbf402a8b9fd6f75222a3d88552d0" type="targz">https://github.com/cython/cython/archive/0.29.17.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="8">
+            <Date>2020-05-14</Date>
+            <Version>0.29.17</Version>
+            <Comment>Patch version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Blue Devil</Name>
+            <Email>bluedevil@sctzine.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="7">
             <Date>2020-03-27</Date>
             <Version>0.29.16</Version>