diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6d42aaf..a86b582 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-## 2.4.17 (unreleased)
+## 2.4.17 (2024-10-28)
 
 
 - A new component `batou_ext.systemd.ScalableService` has been added. This provides configurations
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d218e91..39ea65a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def project_path(*names):
 
 setup(
     name="batou_ext",
-    version="2.4.17.dev0",
+    version="2.4.17",
     install_requires=[
         "batou >= 2.3b4",
         "pyaml",