diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f281fbaa864..9953183d75e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "google-apis-core": "0.16.0",
+  "google-apis-core": "0.17.0",
   "google-apis-core+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-apis-generator": "0.16.0",
   "google-apis-generator+FILLER": "0.0.0"
diff --git a/google-apis-core/CHANGELOG.md b/google-apis-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 7eee2b66b0b..942597dedac 100644
--- a/google-apis-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-apis-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 0.17.0 (2025-04-30)
+
+#### Features
+
+* ruby 3.1 minimum, 3.4 default ([#22594](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-ruby-client/issues/22594)) 
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fixed a method redefined warning ([#21572](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-ruby-client/issues/21572)) 
+* Ensure compatibility with frozen string literals ([#21648](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-ruby-client/issues/21648)) 
+
 ### 0.16.0 (2025-01-12)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-apis-core/lib/google/apis/core/version.rb b/google-apis-core/lib/google/apis/core/version.rb
index e3b2adca032..65153e98eaa 100644
--- a/google-apis-core/lib/google/apis/core/version.rb
+++ b/google-apis-core/lib/google/apis/core/version.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Google
   module Apis
     module Core
       # Core version
-      VERSION = "0.16.0".freeze
+      VERSION = "0.17.0".freeze
     end
   end
 end