diff --git a/NuGet/Owin.Security.Providers.nuspec b/NuGet/Owin.Security.Providers.nuspec
index 3900a1d..d947c92 100644
--- a/NuGet/Owin.Security.Providers.nuspec
+++ b/NuGet/Owin.Security.Providers.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package >
   <metadata>
     <id>Owin.Security.Providers</id>
-    <version>1.17.0</version>
+    <version>1.17.1</version>
     <authors>Jerrie Pelser and contributors</authors>
     <owners>Jerrie Pelser</owners>
     <licenseUrl>http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT</licenseUrl>
diff --git a/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationMiddleware.cs b/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationMiddleware.cs
index 2fa7f05..3ba9bcd 100644
--- a/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationMiddleware.cs
+++ b/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationMiddleware.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ namespace Owin.Security.Providers.LinkedIn
                 Timeout = Options.BackchannelTimeout,
                 MaxResponseContentBufferSize = 1024*1024*10
             };
+
+            // Fix for LinkedIn Expect: 100- continue issue
+            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.ExpectContinue = false;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Owin.Security.Providers/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Owin.Security.Providers/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 1dd84fe..c950a1b 100644
--- a/Owin.Security.Providers/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Owin.Security.Providers/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.17.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.17.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.17.1.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.17.1.0")]