diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 244326c5d..20e7d2467 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   "packages/capabilities": "18.0.0",
   "packages/upload-api": "19.0.0",
   "packages/upload-client": "17.1.3",
-  "packages/w3up-client": "17.0.0",
+  "packages/w3up-client": "17.1.0",
   "packages/did-mailto": "2.0.2"
 }
diff --git a/packages/w3up-client/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/w3up-client/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e42e31aa..ff60155c8 100644
--- a/packages/w3up-client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/w3up-client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [17.1.0](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/compare/w3up-client-v17.0.0...w3up-client-v17.1.0) (2024-12-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **w3up-client:** add default gateway authorization ([#1604](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/issues/1604)) ([e669b55](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/commit/e669b5596aa65ec0c93b1cfd199217d64771aba4))
+
+
+### Other Changes
+
+* **capabilities:** top level filecoin cap ([#1606](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/issues/1606)) ([22d0bf9](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/commit/22d0bf9e540ffb8b76eb79453c4d881195abf2ef))
+
 ## [17.0.0](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/compare/w3up-client-v16.5.2...w3up-client-v17.0.0) (2024-12-09)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/w3up-client/package.json b/packages/w3up-client/package.json
index 3fdafa870..bf23d1ccd 100644
--- a/packages/w3up-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/w3up-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/w3up-client",
-  "version": "17.0.0",
+  "version": "17.1.0",
   "description": "Client for the web3.storage w3up api",
   "license": "Apache-2.0 OR MIT",
   "type": "module",