diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d9aee6..a855c37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to WuttJamaican will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.17.1 (2024-12-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+- use proper uuid for special role getters
+
 ## v0.17.0 (2024-12-07)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7044e1e..ec67103 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttJamaican"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.1"
 description = "Base package for Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@wuttaproject.org"}]
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/auth.py b/src/wuttjamaican/auth.py
index 264fdb8..1ffb036 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/auth.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/auth.py
@@ -379,19 +379,22 @@ class AuthHandler(GenericHandler):
         """
         Returns the special "Administrator" role.
         """
-        return self._special_role(session, 'd937fa8a965611dfa0dd001143047286', "Administrator")
+        return self._special_role(session, _uuid.UUID('d937fa8a965611dfa0dd001143047286'),
+                                  "Administrator")
 
     def get_role_anonymous(self, session, **kwargs):
         """
         Returns the special "Anonymous" (aka. "Guest") role.
         """
-        return self._special_role(session, 'f8a27c98965a11dfaff7001143047286', "Anonymous")
+        return self._special_role(session, _uuid.UUID('f8a27c98965a11dfaff7001143047286'),
+                                  "Anonymous")
 
     def get_role_authenticated(self, session, **kwargs):
         """
         Returns the special "Authenticated" role.
         """
-        return self._special_role(session, 'b765a9cc331a11e6ac2a3ca9f40bc550', "Authenticated")
+        return self._special_role(session, _uuid.UUID('b765a9cc331a11e6ac2a3ca9f40bc550'),
+                                  "Authenticated")
 
     def user_is_admin(self, user, **kwargs):
         """