diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 459f72cba4..a47cf8e65c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+5.1.0-dev.217 | 2022-07-11 17:29:19 -0700
+
+  * Fix race condition in scripts.base.utils.dir test (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
+  * Remove needless "touch" in scripts.base.utils.dir test (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
 5.1.0-dev.214 | 2022-07-11 09:46:52 -0700
 
   * Fix default build with `--disable-cpp-tests`. (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8a4ed199a8..73ea33d662 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.0-dev.214
+5.1.0-dev.217
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/dir.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/dir.test
index 6043d54289..d37fe4a044 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/dir.test
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/dir.test
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run zeek zeek -b ../dirtest.zeek
 # @TEST-EXEC: $SCRIPTS/wait-for-file zeek/next1 10 || (btest-bg-wait -k 1 && false)
-# @TEST-EXEC: touch testdir/newone
 # @TEST-EXEC: rm testdir/bye
+# @TEST-EXEC: touch testdir/newone
 # @TEST-EXEC: $SCRIPTS/wait-for-file zeek/next2 10 || (btest-bg-wait -k 1 && false)
 # @TEST-EXEC: touch testdir/bye
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 20
-# @TEST-EXEC: touch testdir/newone
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff zeek/.stdout
 
 @TEST-START-FILE dirtest.zeek