diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1883773..507bafa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Versions follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) (`<major>.<minor>.<pat
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.17.1] - 2026-10-12
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Stylistic changes to CLI help strings.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52f8c5e..2ddb4dc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "mesoscopy"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.1"
 description = "Analysis pipeline for rodent widefield calcium imaging data."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6effb45..83456a8 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesoscopy"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "av" },