diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index b4e9013b..6db19b95 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.16.0"
+  ".": "0.17.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba181593..34ced5e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.0](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0) (2026-06-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **sdk:** DSPX-3309 add hybrid post-quantum key wrapping for KAS (X-Wing, ECDH+ML-KEM) ([#368](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/368)) ([faffa7d](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/faffa7ddc0111e91476e9bf05caea3a5dbc5e29d))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* do not push snapshots ([#381](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/381)) ([b761453](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/b761453d1d2cb169ab831f2c86f32f20dbecd241))
+* we deploy from the root ([#379](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/379)) ([3b612dd](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/3b612ddc71f4f5ab32d09f9fde082e1bec54eeed))
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0) (2026-06-22)
 
 
diff --git a/cmdline/pom.xml b/cmdline/pom.xml
index 21e7fad0..28a20b80 100644
--- a/cmdline/pom.xml
+++ b/cmdline/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.16.0</version>
+        <version>0.17.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>cmdline</artifactId>
     <properties>
diff --git a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
index 3bfa58f2..6b292689 100644
--- a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
+++ b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
  */
 class Versions {
     // Version of the SDK, managed by release-please.
-    public static final String SDK = "0.16.0"; // x-release-please-version
+    public static final String SDK = "0.17.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     // This sdk aims to support this version of the TDF spec; currently 4.3.0.
     public static final String TDF_SPEC = "4.3.0";
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index cc1fe3c5..97cadf0f 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-    <version>0.16.0</version>
+    <version>0.17.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e16d0ca8..c15307a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0</version>
+    <version>0.17.0</version>
     <name>io.opentdf.platform:sdk-pom</name>
     <description>OpenTDF Java SDK</description>
     <url>https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk</url>
diff --git a/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml b/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml
index 4e6ae925..6c1f08b8 100644
--- a/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.16.0</version>
+        <version>0.17.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-fips-bouncycastle</artifactId>
     <name>io.opentdf.platform:sdk-fips-bouncycastle</name>
diff --git a/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml b/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml
index fb03ec1a..cfbb4130 100644
--- a/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.16.0</version>
+        <version>0.17.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-pqc-bc</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 4c5867f5..1ef48063 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-        <version>0.16.0</version>
+        <version>0.17.0</version>
     </parent>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <properties>
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
index a0293738..48d8d303 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 class Version implements Comparable<Version> {
 
     // Version of the SDK, managed by release-please.
-    public static final String SDK = "0.16.0"; // x-release-please-version
+    public static final String SDK = "0.17.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     private final int major;
     private final int minor;