diff --git a/docs/release-notes.asciidoc b/docs/release-notes.asciidoc
index f494e7e47d..8eada36862 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/release-notes.asciidoc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 This section summarizes the changes in each release.
 
+* <<release-notes-7.17.16, {elastic-sec} version 7.17.16>>
 * <<release-notes-7.17.15, {elastic-sec} version 7.17.15>>
 * <<release-notes-7.17.14, {elastic-sec} version 7.17.14>>
 * <<release-notes-7.17.13, {elastic-sec} version 7.17.13>>
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/7.17.asciidoc b/docs/release-notes/7.17.asciidoc
index 9e6e8ac213..1b319415b3 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/7.17.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/release-notes/7.17.asciidoc
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 [[release-notes-header-7.17.0]]
 == 7.17
 
+[discrete]
+[[release-notes-7.17.16]]
+=== 7.17.16
+
+[discrete]
+[[bug-fixes-7.17.16]]
+==== Bug fixes and enhancements
+
+There are no user-facing changes in the 7.17.16 release.
+
 [discrete]
 [[release-notes-7.17.15]]
 === 7.17.15