diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f5c3b938e..867aff268 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.17.0"}
+{".":"1.17.1"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5513f0e55..eb5adfdd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.17.1](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.17.0...v1.17.1) (2025-08-17)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs to v4.9.4 ([#1548](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1548)) ([f2fef65](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/f2fef65eb580b1960ad15b2c46ebe40855551be3))
+* **deps:** update dependency io.cucumber:cucumber-bom to v7.27.1 ([#1562](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1562)) ([508bdac](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/508bdac4f075e2cd374dd1728919cfc1619d0097))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** update actions/cache digest to 0400d5f ([#1544](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1544)) ([050379b](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/050379be110b7a980cf5cc02ddf23e00a7ee7202))
+* **deps:** update actions/cache digest to 358a730 ([#1541](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1541)) ([6efc2ee](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6efc2ee1e701daf38e3efc2f115dc93025a0e2e2))
+* **deps:** update actions/cache digest to 638ed79 ([#1549](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1549)) ([7f487ee](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/7f487ee7ecd1c69a63d22eca140bc422a0afc963))
+* **deps:** update actions/checkout digest to 08c6903 ([#1550](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1550)) ([527e3f8](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/527e3f836f664ecace1018de84502592ee75007c))
+* **deps:** update actions/checkout digest to ff7abcd ([#1554](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1554)) ([35fe5b4](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/35fe5b41bc971f8bc41b82b8c0ef50d719071301))
+* **deps:** update amannn/action-semantic-pull-request digest to fdd4d3d ([#1553](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1553)) ([8a6c796](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/8a6c79627a492eb61ed35ffa91035b0737598b64))
+* **deps:** update dependency com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle to v11 ([#1543](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1543)) ([d2f85d5](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/d2f85d5a9e42c0e336546684b27a1e77edc4c620))
+* **deps:** update dependency net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy to v1.17.7 ([#1560](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1560)) ([124c26f](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/124c26f6ea2d20cebb7520afcd94ab6b6c8c8e7b))
+* **deps:** update dependency net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent to v1.17.7 ([#1561](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1561)) ([84887bf](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/84887bfc86eb4905f52bce4641c35a8909f2c463))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin to v3.11.3 ([#1559](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1559)) ([6fbc9d6](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6fbc9d6cca5716b7477f84ff4093ccc6af06d4e6))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.assertj:assertj-core to v3.27.4 ([#1546](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1546)) ([c4fe7d2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/c4fe7d2e81510db4eaa13a4d0046827efecd8a79))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.mockito:mockito-core to v5.19.0 ([#1557](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1557)) ([dff5412](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/dff54123ab38fd3ad59809e5f863b6ace17e4da4))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 2330521 ([#1558](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1558)) ([f1165da](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/f1165da1b910efda6dbe486a21eb7985cccf11ae))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 4474150 ([#1547](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1547)) ([09b3138](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/09b31383e3b7e693ec43d6016486e3ededf8c2de))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 6fe50b2 ([#1545](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1545)) ([866235e](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/866235e494c229b3d47df80146199db4204b2ece))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 777f917 ([#1556](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1556)) ([03a8018](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/03a8018098bbced558e157b60e7ba3ff18527db6))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 7eb43b0 ([#1555](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1555)) ([88ded5d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/88ded5d9290b3c008a597cf55bb1e1f4c05e40ec))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to b1228d0 ([#1540](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1540)) ([bc58780](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/bc587809341d60eeb575b0d58d75b35972b92053))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to bbfff2f ([#1538](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1538)) ([6056877](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/60568776c471e7c01f8cee6b198fe6df70fc2ca5))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to c6dcdfa ([#1551](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1551)) ([ce2b6e8](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/ce2b6e88313ea500c2b71f0b4c06ad4a12522f3e))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to e2b6f0f ([#1542](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1542)) ([7ccbb71](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/7ccbb714b305deb9fa0e31ace1bd7f044c8c57ed))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to eef4c44 ([#1552](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/1552)) ([4bae329](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/4bae3294b20f19550a878f331cba2377df14f7c1))
+
 ## [1.17.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.16.0...v1.17.0) (2025-08-01)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24bae2a3c..852b6fb3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
-  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.17.0">
-    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.17.0&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
+  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.17.1">
+    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.17.1&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>  
 
   <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Note that this library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has no
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.17.0</version>
+    <version>1.17.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.17.0'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.17.1'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aadaa0236..22110eafc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.17.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>1.17.1</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <toolchain.jdk.version>[17,)</toolchain.jdk.version>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 092afa15d..511a76e6f 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17.0
+1.17.1