diff --git a/.dotnet3.1.metadata b/.dotnet3.1.metadata
index 90348a4..755650b 100644
--- a/.dotnet3.1.metadata
+++ b/.dotnet3.1.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5c5e6634828f357fcfefe8c1b17ffe80f1491d2a SOURCES/dotnet-v3.1.116-SDK.tar.gz
+9bd8f83bef529745ea6feaaecbc1bee953aea492 SOURCES/dotnet-v3.1.117-SDK.tar.gz
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 844842f..7c8d21b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/dotnet-v3.1.116-SDK.tar.gz
+SOURCES/dotnet-v3.1.117-SDK.tar.gz
diff --git a/SOURCES/core-setup-hardening-flags.patch b/SOURCES/core-setup-hardening-flags.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5eb3848..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/core-setup-hardening-flags.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/settings.cmake b/src/settings.cmake
---- a/src/settings.cmake
-+++ b/src/settings.cmake
-@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Xlinker -Bsymbolic -Bsymbolic-functions")
-     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--build-id=sha1")
-+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -pie")
-     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--build-id=sha1")
-+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -pie")
-     add_compile_options(-fstack-protector-strong)
- elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
-     add_compile_options(-fstack-protector)
---- a/src/corehost/cli/apphost/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/corehost/cli/apphost/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
- 
- add_definitions(-DFEATURE_APPHOST=1)
- 
-+set_target_properties("apphost" PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -pie)
-+
- # Disable manifest generation into the file .exe on Windows
- if(WIN32)
-     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY 
diff --git a/SOURCES/coreclr-hardening-flags.patch b/SOURCES/coreclr-hardening-flags.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bd9a4ba..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/coreclr-hardening-flags.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/debug/createdump/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/debug/createdump/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
- 
- add_dependencies(createdump pal_redefines_file)
- 
-+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(createdump PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -pie)
-+
- target_link_libraries(createdump
-     createdump_lib
-     # share the PAL/corguids in the dac module
---- a/src/corefx/System.Globalization.Native/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/corefx/System.Globalization.Native/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
- set_target_properties(System.Globalization.Native_Static PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
- set_target_properties(System.Globalization.Native_Static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME System.Globalization.Native)
- 
-+set_target_properties(System.Globalization.Native PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -pie)
-+
- if(NOT CLR_CMAKE_PLATFORM_DARWIN)
-     if (NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL FreeBSD AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL NetBSD)
-         target_link_libraries(System.Globalization.Native
diff --git a/SOURCES/corefx-hardening-flags.patch b/SOURCES/corefx-hardening-flags.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b1588e2..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/corefx-hardening-flags.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/Native/Unix/System.Native/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/Native/Unix/System.Native/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
- set_target_properties(System.Native-Static PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
- set_target_properties(System.Native-Static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME System.Native CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
- 
-+set_target_properties(System.Native PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -pie)
-+
- if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Linux AND NOT CLR_CMAKE_PLATFORM_ANDROID)
-     target_link_libraries(System.Native rt)
- endif ()
diff --git a/SPECS/dotnet3.1.spec b/SPECS/dotnet3.1.spec
index c829c07..ce78419 100644
--- a/SPECS/dotnet3.1.spec
+++ b/SPECS/dotnet3.1.spec
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 %endif
 %global dotnet_ldflags %(echo %{__global_ldflags} | sed -re 's/-specs=[^ ]*//g')
 
-%global host_version 3.1.16
-%global runtime_version 3.1.16
+%global host_version 3.1.17
+%global runtime_version 3.1.17
 %global aspnetcore_runtime_version %{runtime_version}
-%global sdk_version 3.1.116
+%global sdk_version 3.1.117
 %global templates_version %(echo %{runtime_version} | awk 'BEGIN { FS="."; OFS="." } {print $1, $2, $3+1 }')
 
 %global host_rpm_version %{host_version}
@@ -77,15 +77,12 @@ Patch1:         source-build-ilasm-ildasm-path-fix.patch
 
 Patch100:       corefx-optflags-support.patch
 Patch103:       corefx-39633-cgroupv2-mountpoints.patch
-Patch104:       corefx-hardening-flags.patch
 
 Patch200:       coreclr-27048-sysctl-deprecation.patch
-Patch201:       coreclr-hardening-flags.patch
 # Already applied at tarball build time
-#Patch202:       coreclr-libunwind-fno-common.patch
+#Patch201:       coreclr-libunwind-fno-common.patch
 
 Patch300:       core-setup-do-not-strip.patch
-Patch301:       core-setup-hardening-flags.patch
 
 Patch500:       cli-telemetry-optout.patch
 
@@ -346,18 +343,15 @@ sed -i 's|skiptests|skiptests ignorewarnings|' repos/coreclr.common.props
 pushd src/corefx.*
 %patch100 -p1
 %patch103 -p1
-%patch104 -p1
 popd
 
 pushd src/coreclr.*
 %patch200 -p1
-%patch201 -p1
-#%%patch202 -p1
+#%%patch201 -p1
 popd
 
 pushd src/core-setup.*
 %patch300 -p1
-%patch301 -p1
 popd
 
 pushd src/cli.*
@@ -507,6 +501,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/dotnet/packs/NETStandard.Library.Ref/2.1.0
 %{_libdir}/dotnet/source-built-artifacts
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 11 2021 Omair Majid <omajid@redhat.com> - 3.1.117-1
+- Update to .NET SDK 3.1.117 and Runtime 3.1.17
+- Resolves: RHBZ#1978389
+
 * Fri Jun 11 2021 Omair Majid <omajid@redhat.com> - 3.1.116-1
 - Update to .NET SDK 3.1.116 and Runtime 3.1.16
 - Resolves: RHBZ#1965499