diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff6c0ea..14fa7c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased][]
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/chaostoolkit/chaostoolkit-reporting/compare/0.17.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/chaostoolkit/chaostoolkit-reporting/compare/0.17.1...HEAD
+
+## [0.17.1][] - 2024-01-14
+
+[0.17.1]: https://github.com/chaostoolkit/chaostoolkit-reporting/compare/0.17.0...0.17.1
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Ensure `--title` takes precedence when set. Thanks to @mcastellin for
+  investigating
 
 ## [0.17.0][] - 2024-01-05
 
diff --git a/chaosreport/__init__.py b/chaosreport/__init__.py
index f6528f1..22699f6 100644
--- a/chaosreport/__init__.py
+++ b/chaosreport/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "generate_report_header",
     "save_report",
 ]
-__version__ = "0.17.0"
+__version__ = "0.17.1"
 
 curdir = os.getcwd()
 basedir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def generate_report_header(
     header_template = get_report_template(None, "header.md")
 
     header_info = {}
-    header_info["title"] = "Chaos Engineering Report" or title
+    header_info["title"] = title or "Chaos Engineering Report"
     header_info["today"] = datetime.now().strftime("%d %B %Y")
     header_info["export_format"] = export_format
     tags = []