diff --git a/doc/news.rst b/doc/news.rst
index 1b79c65..fd64520 100644
--- a/doc/news.rst
+++ b/doc/news.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ Release News
 ============
 This describes the latest changes between the PySDL2 releases.
 
-0.9.17 (Unreleased)
--------------------
+0.9.17
+------
+
+Released on 2023-12-30.
 
 New Features:
 
diff --git a/sdl2/__init__.py b/sdl2/__init__.py
index 08ee7ac..739e3e3 100644
--- a/sdl2/__init__.py
+++ b/sdl2/__init__.py
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
 _SDL_SetMainReady = _bind("SDL_SetMainReady")
 _SDL_SetMainReady()
 
-__version__ = "0.9.17a1"
+__version__ = "0.9.17"
 version_info = (0, 9, 17)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 337a084..04b7ebb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import re
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = "0.9.17a1"
+VERSION = "0.9.17"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":