diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 902d050035..8ade67b6d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ else
 	TOPDIR:="/tmp/$(shell id -u -n)/rpmbuild"
 endif
 
+JENKINS_BUILDNO?=0
+REL_CANDIDATE?=FALSE
+
 #
 # IMPORTANT NOTES FOR BUILD
 #
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ HSE_JAR:="/usr/share/hse/jni/hsejni.jar"
 HSEVERSION:=$(shell rpm -q hse --qf "%{VERSION}")
 RELTYPE:=$(shell rpm -q hse --qf "%{RELEASE}" | grep -o '^[[:alpha:]]*')
 # HSERELEASE:=$(shell rpm -q hse --qf "%{RELEASE}")
-HSESHA:=.$(word 3,$(subst ., ,$(shell rpm -q hse --qf "%{RELEASE}")))
+HSESHA:=.$(word 6,$(subst ., ,$(shell hse version)))
 YCSBSHA:=.$(shell git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)
 TSTAMP:=.$(shell date +"%Y%m%d.%H%M%S")
 
@@ -115,6 +118,8 @@ rpm: dist srcs
 		--define="hsesha $(HSESHA)" \
 		--define="ycsbsha $(YCSBSHA)" \
 		--define="_topdir $(TOPDIR)" \
+		--define="rel_candidate $(REL_CANDIDATE)" \
+		--define="buildno $(JENKINS_BUILDNO)" \
 		$(RPMSRCDIR)/hse-ycsb.spec
 
 srcs: cleansrcs
diff --git a/hse-ycsb.spec b/hse-ycsb.spec
index 70d285dabd..83e6770074 100644
--- a/hse-ycsb.spec
+++ b/hse-ycsb.spec
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 
 Summary: Yahoo! Cloud Serving Benchmark
 Name: hse-ycsb
-Version: 2020.03.20
-Release: 1%{hsesha}%{ycsbsha}
-License: Apache-2.0
+Version: 0.17.0.1
+%if %{rel_candidate} == "FALSE"
+Release: %{hseversion}.%{buildno}%{hsesha}%{ycsbsha}%{?dist}
+%else
+Release: %{hseversion}.%{buildno}%{?dist}
+%endif
+License: ASL 2.0
 Group: Unspecified
-URL: https://www.micron.com
+Url: https://github.com/hse-project/hse-ycsb
 
-Packager: NFSQA@micron.com
-Vendor: Micron Technology, Inc.
-Requires: java-headless javapackages-tools python2
+Requires: java-headless javapackages-tools python2 hse
 
 Source0: ycsb-0.17.0.tar.gz
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ AutoProv: no
 %define __os_install_post %{nil}
 
 %define __mypkg %{name}-%{version}-%{release}
-%define __ycsb /opt/micron/ycsb
+%define __ycsb /opt/%{name}
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 25 || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 # don't try to generate debuginfo RPM
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ AutoProv: no
 %endif
 
 %description
-YCSB with custom bindings for Heterogeneous-memory Storage Engine
+YCSB with bindings for Heterogeneous-memory Storage Engine (HSE)
 
 %prep
 %setup -c -T
@@ -88,3 +90,5 @@ mv -v ycsb-0.17.0/NOTICE.txt %{buildroot}%{__ycsb}
 %{__ycsb}/bin/ycsb.sh
 
 %changelog
+* Apr 08 2020 Jacob M Jacob <jjacob@micron.com> - 0.17.0.1
+- Spec file updates
diff --git a/hse/README.md b/hse/README.md
index c67a41e4c6..7d4969bcdf 100644
--- a/hse/README.md
+++ b/hse/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ This code is derived from the ycsb project.
 
 This section describes how to run YCSB on HSE.
 
-### 1. Set Up YCSB
+### 1. Install the HSE runtime package
+
+Make sure you install the HSE runtime package.
+e.g., hse*.rpm on RHEL.
+
+### 2. Set Up YCSB
 
 **NOTE:** If you are using a tarball or package distribution, go ahead and skip
 to the next step.
@@ -21,23 +26,22 @@ Clone the YCSB git repository and compile:
     cd YCSB
     mvn clean package
 
-### 2. Run YCSB
+### 3. Run YCSB
 
 Now you are ready to run! First, load the data:
 
-    ./bin/ycsb load hse -s -P workloads/workloada -p hse.kvs_path=mp1/kvs1
+    ./bin/ycsb load hse -s -P workloads/workloada -p hse.mpool_name=mp1
 
 Then, run the workload:
 
-    ./bin/ycsb run hse -s -P workloads/workloada -p hse.kvs_path=mp1/kvs1
+    ./bin/ycsb run hse -s -P workloads/workloada -p hse.mpool_name=mp1
 
-See the next section for the list of configuration parameters for HSE KVS.
+See the next section for the list of configuration parameters for HSE.
 
 ## HSE Configuration Parameters
-Only hse.kvs_path is mandatory.
+Only hse.mpool_name is mandatory.
     
-1. `hse.kvs_path`: The full path of the KVS storing the YCSB data, e.g. `mp1/kvs1`
+1. `hse.mpool_name`: Name of the mpool to use storing the YCSB data.`
 2. `hse.params`: HSE params in `key=value` format, separated by commas (,).
-3. `hse.pfxlen`: Prefix length to be used in cursor scans.
-4. `hse.config_path`: Path to an HSE config.
+3. `hse.config_path`: Path to an HSE config.