diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7dc5c0..6c4d9ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ ephemeral_lvm Cookbook CHANGELOG
 
 This file is used to list changes made in each version of the ephemeral_lvm cookbook.
 
+v1.0.17
+-------
+
+- [#54][]: updating lvm cookbook to 2.1.2
+
 v1.0.16
 -------
 
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ v1.0.0
 [#11]: https://github.com/rightscale-cookbooks/ephemeral_lvm/issues/11
 [#13]: https://github.com/rightscale-cookbooks/ephemeral_lvm/issues/13
 [#19]: https://github.com/rightscale-cookbooks/ephemeral_lvm/issues/19
+[#54]: https://github.com/rightscale-cookbooks/ephemeral_lvm/issues/54
 [@autrejacoupa]: https://github.com/autrejacoupa
 [@drywheat]: https://github.com/drywheat
-[@juliandunn]: https://github.com/juliandunn
+[@juliandunn]: https://github.com/juliandunn
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 9b55d65..846c11a 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 license          'Apache 2.0'
 description      'Configures available ephemeral devices on a cloud server'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '1.0.16'
+version          '1.0.17'
 
 supports 'ubuntu'
 supports 'centos'
 supports 'debian'
 
-depends 'lvm', '>= 1.6.1'
+depends 'lvm', '>= 2.1.2'
 
 recipe "ephemeral_lvm::default", "Sets up ephemeral devices on a cloud server"
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 attribute "ephemeral_lvm/logical_volume_size",
   :display_name => "Ephemeral LVM Logical Volume Size",
-  :description => "The size to be used for the ephemeral LVM",
+  :description => "The size to be used for the ephemeral LVM. Syntax for 'lvcreate --extents' flag is used",
   :default => "100%VG",
   :recipes => ["ephemeral_lvm::default"],
   :required => "optional"