diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 87b391ccb..a0a6a5863 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version v17.0.0 (released 2024-10-08)
+
+- mappings: updated awards with subj and orgs
+
 Version v16.0.0 (released 2024-10-04)
 
 - installation: bump invenio-vocabularies
diff --git a/invenio_communities/__init__.py b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
index 54e6c1e0f..d089e9bc6 100644
--- a/invenio_communities/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 from .ext import InvenioCommunities
 from .proxies import current_communities
 
-__version__ = "16.0.0"
+__version__ = "17.0.0"
 
 __all__ = ("InvenioCommunities", "current_communities")