diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7abb88242..d760e25ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -434,4 +434,8 @@ Derived properties allow the component to expose complex state that can be usefu
 
 ## RC16 - Fix copy/paste behavior when copied rows larger than data
 
-    Issue: https://github.com/plotly/dash-table/issues/142
\ No newline at end of file
+    Issue: https://github.com/plotly/dash-table/issues/142
+
+## RC17- Linux install
+
+    Issue: https://github.com/plotly/dash-table/issues/137
diff --git a/dash_table/package.json b/dash_table/package.json
index cc16e3ff9..c10e86d8a 100644
--- a/dash_table/package.json
+++ b/dash_table/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-table",
-  "version": "3.1.0rc16",
+  "version": "3.1.0-rc17",
   "description": "Dash table",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc16e3ff9..c10e86d8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dash-table",
-  "version": "3.1.0rc16",
+  "version": "3.1.0-rc17",
   "description": "Dash table",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2be490f44..42b23e9fa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 with open('package.json') as f:
     package = json.load(f)
 
-package_name = package["name"].replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_")
+package_name = str(package["name"].replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_"))
 
 setup(
     name=package_name,
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     license=package['license'],
     description=package['description'] if 'description' in package else package_name,
-    install_requires=[]
+    install_requires=['dash']
 )