diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bc7e4aaee..7b51ca08b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.16.0"
+  ".": "0.17.0"
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d4d77b17..93ffbd851 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.0](https://github.com/arcboxlabs/linkcode/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0) (2026-08-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **plugins:** plugins, MCP, and skills management on the provider-plugin model ([#344](https://github.com/arcboxlabs/linkcode/issues/344)) ([cc7ca6c](https://github.com/arcboxlabs/linkcode/commit/cc7ca6c786574295ed30150c4225d47a540d6696))
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/arcboxlabs/linkcode/compare/v0.15.1...v0.16.0) (2026-08-01)
 
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index fd0000ecf..7625fa130 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@linkcode/desktop",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "LinkCode desktop application",
   "homepage": "https://linkcode.ai",