diff --git a/docs/changelog.asciidoc b/docs/changelog.asciidoc
index 23672a327..02f383f21 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 [[changelog-client]]
 == Release notes
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.17.0
+
+[discrete]
+==== Features
+
+[discrete]
+===== Support for Elasticsearch `v8.17`
+
+You can find all the API changes
+https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.17/release-notes-8.17.0.html[here].
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.16.3
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 26cf0d64a..71827cb5e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@elastic/elasticsearch",
-  "version": "8.16.3",
-  "versionCanary": "8.16.3-canary.0",
+  "version": "8.17.0",
+  "versionCanary": "8.17.0-canary.0",
   "description": "The official Elasticsearch client for Node.js",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",