diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 27b6e4d..69dde18 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v0.3 beta16 (not yet released)
+v0.3 beta17 (not yet released)
 =============================
  * --foreground added
  * Fix some error messages wrongly ouput to stdout instead of stderr
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ v0.3 beta16 (not yet released)
    is not present in hddtemp.db.
  * Update config.{guess,sub}
 
+v0.3 beta16 (not yet released)
+=============================
+ * Fix invalid characters on the disk model name
+
 v0.3 beta15
 =============================
  * --fahrenheit option removed and replace by --unit
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fc6cd41..7fc2563 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE=hddtemp
- VERSION=0.3-beta15
+ VERSION=0.3-beta16
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index adeccf6..80fe174 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 # Determine the host and build type. The target is always a PIC.
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(hddtemp, 0.3-beta15)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(hddtemp, 0.3-beta16)
 
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
diff --git a/src/sata.c b/src/sata.c
index d67621f..b2708f5 100644
--- a/src/sata.c
+++ b/src/sata.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static const char *sata_model (int device) {
     return strdup(_("unknown"));
   else
   {
-    sata_fixstring(identify + 54, 24);
+    sata_fixstring(identify + 54, 40);
     return strdup(identify + 54);
   }
 }