diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bc7e4aa..7b51ca0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.16.0"
+  ".": "0.17.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7a28f3..1b633de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.0](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0) (2026-07-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **envelope:** pick up cachekit-core 0.4.0 bin envelopes (LAB-900) ([#249](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/issues/249)) ([fa9ea36](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/commit/fa9ea36ce0b3d8e0bd15166d9207f87b9ebb91d9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **serializers:** byte-aware Arrow batch sizing holds the memory bound on skewed frames (LAB-110) ([#244](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/issues/244)) ([e67db58](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/commit/e67db58c5c8e2d99bea6514b9066e76404466789))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **arrow:** stream serialize-to-backend writes via BufferWritableBackend (LAB-766) ([#247](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/issues/247)) ([539fde9](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/commit/539fde98c0f954efd03b5f25a36b676966789a2d))
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0) (2026-07-24)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 47f9414..d5a434c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cachekit-rs"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cachekit-core",
  "criterion",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1f633ed..2f05ade 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "cachekit"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.0"
 description = "Production-ready Redis caching for Python with intelligent reliability features and Rust-powered performance"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 2bc3300..995bdc8 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cachekit-rs"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["cachekit Contributors"]
 description = "High-performance storage engine for caching with compression and encryption"
diff --git a/src/cachekit/__init__.py b/src/cachekit/__init__.py
index 798b7c7..841cec5 100644
--- a/src/cachekit/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cachekit/__init__.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def custom_function():
     ```
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.17.0"
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e3c26b7..e1313a2 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ filecache = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cachekit"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "blake3" },