diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index c8efd0e82..265071997 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ body:
       label: PyMuPDF version
       options:
         - 
+        - 1.23.17
         - 1.23.16
         - 1.23.15
         - 1.23.14
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index dc7257456..3decae58e 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Change Log
 ==========
 
 
-**Changes in version 1.23.17 ()**
+**Changes in version 1.23.17 (2024-01-22)**
 
 * Bug fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/version.rst b/docs/version.rst
index dac54bcd9..de373460d 100644
--- a/docs/version.rst
+++ b/docs/version.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ----
 
-This documentation covers **PyMuPDF v1.23.16** features as of **2024-01-18 00:00:01**.
+This documentation covers **PyMuPDF v1.23.17** features as of **2024-01-22 00:00:01**.
 
 The major and minor versions of **PyMuPDF** and **MuPDF** will always be the same. Only the third qualifier (patch level) may deviate from that of **MuPDF**.
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c1118d0e0..8c6a17e00 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ def sdist():
 # We generate different wheels depending on g_flavour.
 #
 
-version = '1.23.16'
+version = '1.23.17'
 version_b = '1.23.9'
 
 tag_python = None
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 261a8b8c9..f2fb9e236 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -21795,8 +21795,8 @@ def int_rc(text):
     return int(text)
 
 VersionFitz = "1.23.9" # MuPDF version.
-VersionBind = "1.23.16" # PyMuPDF version.
-VersionDate = "2024-01-18 00:00:01"
+VersionBind = "1.23.17" # PyMuPDF version.
+VersionDate = "2024-01-22 00:00:01"
 VersionDate2 = VersionDate.replace('-', '').replace(' ', '').replace(':', '')
 version = (VersionBind, VersionFitz, VersionDate2)
 pymupdf_version_tuple = tuple( [int_rc(i) for i in VersionBind.split('.')])
diff --git a/src_classic/version.i b/src_classic/version.i
index f9e466b81..e88a4e5ec 100644
--- a/src_classic/version.i
+++ b/src_classic/version.i
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %pythoncode %{
 VersionFitz = "1.23.9" # MuPDF version.
-VersionBind = "1.23.16" # PyMuPDF version.
-VersionDate = "2024-01-18 00:00:01"
-version = (VersionBind, VersionFitz, "20240118000001")
+VersionBind = "1.23.17" # PyMuPDF version.
+VersionDate = "2024-01-22 00:00:01"
+version = (VersionBind, VersionFitz, "20240122000001")
 pymupdf_version_tuple = tuple( [int(i) for i in VersionFitz.split('.')])
 %}