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-The ``setuptools`` and ``build`` packages are always installed prior to running ``install_requirement.py`` now.
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-GitPython's debug logging is now included in deep debug output.
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-The BeeWare icon of Brutus is now used as the runtime icon for new projects created with PyGame.
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-Windows Store Python can no longer be tested in CI and has been removed.
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-The Flatpak build process no longer strips binaries included in third-party (e.g. PyPI) packages that are bundled with the app.
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-Once the exit condition is detected while log streaming, the app is now waited upon to exit normally instead of signaling it to exit immediately.
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-RCEdit v2.0.0 is now used to build Windows apps. Run ``briefcase upgrade`` to use this latest version.
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-The Flatpak runtimes for new projects were updated. ``org.freedesktop.Platform`` will now default to 23.08; ``org.gnome.Platform`` will now default to 45; and ``org.kde.Platform`` will now default to 6.6.
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-The project was moved to a pure PEP621 configuration.
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-The Pygame bootstrap now complies with Black.
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-When creating new projects with the ``briefcase new`` command, project configuration overrides can be specified via the ``-Q`` command line argument. For instance, a specific license can be specified with ``-Q "license=MIT license"``.
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-New virtual devices for the Android emulator are created using the Pixel 7 Pro skin.
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-Path declarations across the project have been simplified, with unneeded slash operators removed.
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-Module imports that are dependent on the version of Python are now explicitly structured to declare the Python versions they are dependent on.
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-Updated tox from 4.11.3 to 4.11.4.
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-The web server for running static web projects now falls back to a system allocated port if the requested port is already in use.
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-CI will now create a wheel for Automation as well as Briefcase to support running the packaged app in CI testing.
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-Flatpaks are now created with permissions to access the GPU and sound devices.
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-AppImages can now be built for the ARM architecture.
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-New projects will now use ``manylinux_2_28`` instead of ``manylinux2014`` to create AppImages in Docker.
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-Apps can now specify a primary color (for both light and dark modes), and an accent color. If the platform allows apps to customize color use, these colors will be used to style the app's presentation.
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-The version of PursuedPyBear for new projects was bumped from 1.1 to 3.2.0.
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-Linux System RPM packaging for openSUSE Tumbleweed no longer errors with ``FileNotFoundError``.
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-Any ANSI escape sequences or console control codes are now stripped in all output captured in the Briefcase log file.
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-It is highly recommended that Android applications add a definition for ``build_gradle_dependencies`` to their app configuration. A default value will be used if this option is not explicitly provided. Refer to `the Android documentation <https://briefcase.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/platforms/android.html#build-gradle-dependencies>`__ for the default value that will be used.
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--- a/changes/485.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Android apps are now able to customize the libraries included in the app at build time.
diff --git a/changes/547.feature.rst b/changes/547.feature.rst
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--- a/changes/547.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-App permissions can now be declared as part of an app's configuration.
diff --git a/docs/background/releases.rst b/docs/background/releases.rst
index b9b58b359..b9d15bba8 100644
--- a/docs/background/releases.rst
+++ b/docs/background/releases.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,68 @@ Release History
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+0.3.17 (2024-02-06)
+===================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+* Android apps are now able to customize the libraries included in the app at build time. (`#485 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/485>`__)
+* App permissions can now be declared as part of an app's configuration. (`#547 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/547>`__)
+* The ``-C``/``--config`` option can now be used to override app settings from the command line. (`#1115 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1115>`__)
+* The verbosity flag, ``-v``, was expanded to support three levels of logging verbosity. (`#1501 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1501>`__)
+* Briefcase now supports GUI bootstrap plugins to customize how new projects are created. (`#1524 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1524>`__)
+* GitPython's debug logging is now included in deep debug output. (`#1529 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1529>`__)
+* RCEdit v2.0.0 is now used to build Windows apps. Run ``briefcase upgrade`` to use this latest version. (`#1543 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1543>`__)
+* The Flatpak runtimes for new projects were updated. ``org.freedesktop.Platform`` will now default to 23.08; ``org.gnome.Platform`` will now default to 45; and ``org.kde.Platform`` will now default to 6.6. (`#1545 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1545>`__)
+* When creating new projects with the ``briefcase new`` command, project configuration overrides can be specified via the ``-Q`` command line argument. For instance, a specific license can be specified with ``-Q "license=MIT license"``. (`#1552 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1552>`__)
+* New virtual devices for the Android emulator are created using the Pixel 7 Pro skin. (`#1554 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1554>`__)
+* The web server for running static web projects now falls back to a system allocated port if the requested port is already in use. (`#1561 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1561>`__)
+* Flatpaks are now created with permissions to access the GPU and sound devices. (`#1563 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1563>`__)
+* AppImages can now be built for the ARM architecture. (`#1564 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1564>`__)
+* Apps can now specify a primary color (for both light and dark modes), and an accent color. If the platform allows apps to customize color use, these colors will be used to style the app's presentation. (`#1566 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1566>`__)
+* The version of PursuedPyBear for new projects was bumped from 1.1 to 3.2.0. (`#1592 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1592>`__)
+* Python 3.12 is now supported on Android. (`#1596 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1596>`__)
+* Android apps can now specify the base theme used to style the application. (`#1610 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1610>`__)
+* The Java JDK was upgraded from 17.0.8.1+1 to 17.0.10+7. Run ``briefcase upgrade java`` to upgrade existing Briefcase installations. (`#1611 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1611>`__)
+* When the Android emulator fails to start up properly, users are now presented with additional resources to help resolve any issues. (`#1630 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1630>`__)
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+* When a custom Briefcase template from a git repository is used to create an app, Briefcase now ensures that git repository is always used. (`#1158 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1158>`__)
+* The filter for iOS build warnings was improved to catch messages from Xcode 15.0.1. (`#1507 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1507>`__)
+* When merging dependencies on macOS, file permissions are now preserved. (`#1510 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1510>`__)
+* ``flatpak-builder`` 1.3+ can now be correctly identified. (`#1513 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1513>`__)
+* The BeeWare icon of Brutus is now used as the runtime icon for new projects created with PyGame. (`#1532 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1532>`__)
+* Linux System RPM packaging for openSUSE Tumbleweed no longer errors with ``FileNotFoundError``. (`#1595 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1595>`__)
+* Any ANSI escape sequences or console control codes are now stripped in all output captured in the Briefcase log file. (`#1604 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1604>`__)
+* The detection of physical Android devices on macOS was made more resilient. (`#1627 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1627>`__)
+
+
+Backward Incompatible Changes
+-----------------------------
+
+* The use of AppImage as an output format now generates a warning. (`#1500 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1500>`__)
+* Support for creating new projects using PySide2 has been removed. Briefcase's release testing will no longer explicitly verify compatibility with PySide2. (`#1524 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1524>`__)
+* The Flatpak build process no longer strips binaries included in third-party (e.g. PyPI) packages that are bundled with the app. (`#1540 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1540>`__)
+* New projects will now use ``manylinux_2_28`` instead of ``manylinux2014`` to create AppImages in Docker. (`#1564 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1564>`__)
+* It is highly recommended that Android applications add a definition for ``build_gradle_dependencies`` to their app configuration. A default value will be used if this option is not explicitly provided. Refer to `the Android documentation <https://briefcase.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/platforms/android/gradle.html#build-gradle-dependencies>`__ for the default value that will be used. (`#1610 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1610>`__)
+
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+* The common options available to every command have now been documented. (`#1517 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1517>`__)
+
+
+Misc
+----
+
+* `#1504 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1504>`__, `#1505 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1505>`__, `#1506 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1506>`__, `#1515 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1515>`__, `#1516 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1516>`__, `#1518 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1518>`__, `#1519 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1519>`__, `#1526 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1526>`__, `#1527 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1527>`__, `#1533 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1533>`__, `#1534 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1534>`__, `#1535 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1535>`__, `#1536 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1536>`__, `#1538 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1538>`__, `#1541 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1541>`__, `#1548 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1548>`__, `#1549 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1549>`__, `#1550 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1550>`__, `#1551 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1551>`__, `#1555 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1555>`__, `#1556 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1556>`__, `#1557 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1557>`__, `#1560 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1560>`__, `#1562 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1562>`__, `#1567 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1567>`__, `#1568 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1568>`__, `#1569 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1569>`__, `#1571 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1571>`__, `#1575 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1575>`__, `#1576 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1576>`__, `#1579 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1579>`__, `#1582 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1582>`__, `#1585 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1585>`__, `#1586 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1586>`__, `#1589 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1589>`__, `#1590 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1590>`__, `#1597 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1597>`__, `#1606 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1606>`__, `#1607 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1607>`__, `#1613 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1613>`__, `#1614 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1614>`__, `#1615 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1615>`__, `#1618 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1618>`__, `#1621 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1621>`__, `#1622 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1622>`__, `#1623 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1623>`__, `#1624 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1624>`__, `#1628 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1628>`__, `#1632 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1632>`__, `#1633 <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/1633>`__
+
+
 0.3.16 (2023-10-20)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/docs/how-to/internal/release.rst b/docs/how-to/internal/release.rst
index ecfbce125..a7cee5668 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/internal/release.rst
+++ b/docs/how-to/internal/release.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ The procedure for cutting a new release is as follows:
 
    to generate the updated release notes.
 
+#. Build the documentation to ensure that the new release notes don't include any
+   spelling errors or markup problems:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+     $ tox -e docs-lint,docs
+
 #. Ensure that there is a version branch for the new Briefcase version in
    every template that Briefcase will use at runtime:
 
diff --git a/docs/spelling_wordlist b/docs/spelling_wordlist
index 64fed3391..aae7d7406 100644
--- a/docs/spelling_wordlist
+++ b/docs/spelling_wordlist
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ Dockerfile
 dr
 embeddable
 executables
-Freedesktop
 Flathub
 flatpak
 Flatpak
 Flatpaks
+Freedesktop
 Github
 gradle
 Gradle
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ px
 Pygame
 Pyodide
 PyScript
+PySide
 pytest
 rst
 runtime
 Runtime
+runtimes
 Runtimes
 sandboxed
 sandboxing
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ subprocesses
 tl
 toml
 towncrier
-TTY
 tox
+TTY
 tvOS
 untrusted
 VisualStudio