diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index f225a712..dd499d77 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 Comtypes CHANGELOG
 ==================
 
+Release 1.4.17
+--------------
+* Unify Windows message handling APIs in ``messageloop.py``. By @junkmd.
+* Replace Internet Explorer with MSXML in ``test_eventinterface.py``. By @junkmd.
+* Improve error handling for ``GetEvents`` with currently unsupported COM servers. By @junkmd.
+* Refactor ``test_basic.py`` to use public APIs. By @junkmd.
+* Skip tests using ``util`` on Python 3.15 alpha/beta. By @junkmd.
+* Refine type hints for COM object creation and retrieval. By @junkmd.
+* Modernize ``IGlobalInterfaceTable`` with type hints. By @junkmd.
+* Fix ``UnboundLocalError`` when all struct packings fail in ``calc_packing``. By @ryanda9910.
+
 Release 1.4.16
 --------------
 * Decompose ``IStorage`` tests and enhance coverage. By @junkmd.
diff --git a/comtypes/__init__.py b/comtypes/__init__.py
index 4bf3f79a..09498b2a 100644
--- a/comtypes/__init__.py
+++ b/comtypes/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # comtypes version numbers follow semver (http://semver.org/) and PEP 440
-__version__ = "1.4.16"
+__version__ = "1.4.17"
 
 try:
     from _ctypes import COMError  # noqa
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 2374986b..f1a37fdf 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "1.4"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "1.4.16"
+release = "1.4.17"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.