diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a45bbaa879fd..0bb6b6755d93c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased 2.x]
 ### Added
+- [Offline Nodes] Adds offline-tasks library containing various interfaces to be used for Offline Background Tasks. ([#13574](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/13574))
 - Add support for async deletion in S3BlobContainer ([#15621](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15621))
 - MultiTermQueries in keyword fields now default to `indexed` approach and gated behind cluster setting ([#15637](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15637))
 - [Workload Management] QueryGroup resource cancellation framework changes ([#15651](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15651))
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch.release-notes-2.17.1.md b/release-notes/opensearch.release-notes-2.17.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2ff2bd44c3b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch.release-notes-2.17.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+## 2024-10-01 Version 2.17.1 Release Notes
+
+## [2.17.1]
+### Added
+- Add path prefix support to hashed prefix snapshots ([#15664](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15664))
+- Memory optimisations in _cluster/health API ([#15492](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15492))
+
+### Dependencies
+
+### Changed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed