diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 84664375..580b8fb0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.16.1"
+    ".": "0.17.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6209d0c8..6bffbf03 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,29 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.17.0](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/compare/v0.16.1...v0.17.0) (2024-03-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* introduce sso secret templating ([#276](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/276)) ([e0832ec](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/e0832ec2ee825dc1725483350e3b9295937b8feb))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add keycloak to dev bundle and rename ([#262](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/262)) ([f9b905c](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/f9b905c7c2b7e4a6a43e7c83918e3157008433d3))
+* registration robot check form id ([#269](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/269)) ([c6419b9](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/c6419b962eb5a02462e9060a66f7765689cfeb8f))
+* sticky sessions for keycloak in ha ([#281](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/281)) ([5ccd557](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/5ccd5576afc34d8b24061887f91ce284ec5857a1))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* align mutation annotations ([#268](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/268)) ([f18ad4d](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/f18ad4db94a77f4229cc9267e0129f6aa3381c9a))
+* **deps:** update loki ([#209](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/209)) ([03ca499](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/03ca499bd5d9cac800bd36dca80340ceac3f3009))
+* **deps:** update pepr to v0.28.6 ([#254](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/254)) ([54ef7de](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/54ef7ded349d060b1732b381124fe29e3e8fe85b))
+* **deps:** update zarf to v0.32.5 ([#243](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/243)) ([ee93612](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/ee9361224767c1a708b6f8e2c266af710facea8d))
+* typo fix in README.md ([#280](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/280)) ([f9727e0](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/f9727e0b638e853bbae131d02019a2efb5286b0a))
+
 ## [0.16.1](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/compare/v0.16.0...v0.16.1) (2024-03-16)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02ef5d54..ef961bcb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ If you want to try out UDS Core, you can use the [k3d-core-demo bundle](./bundle
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```bash
-uds deploy k3d-core-demo:0.16.1
+uds deploy k3d-core-demo:0.17.0
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Deploy Istio, Keycloak and Pepr:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```bash
-uds deploy k3d-core-slim-dev:0.16.1
+uds deploy k3d-core-slim-dev:0.17.0
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
index a3a09a1c..914d9cf6 100644
--- a/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ metadata:
   name: k3d-core-slim-dev
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying Istio from UDS Core on a development cluster
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.16.1"
+  version: "0.17.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core-slim-dev
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.16.1
+    ref: 0.17.0
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       istio-admin-gateway:
diff --git a/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
index 4d669410..19782e2c 100644
--- a/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ metadata:
   name: k3d-core-demo
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying the standard UDS Core package on a development cluster
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.16.1"
+  version: "0.17.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.16.1
+    ref: 0.17.0
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       istio-admin-gateway:
diff --git a/packages/slim-dev/zarf.yaml b/packages/slim-dev/zarf.yaml
index c06e2708..b09be165 100644
--- a/packages/slim-dev/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/slim-dev/zarf.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Istio, UDS Operator and Keycloak)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.16.1"
+  version: "0.17.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 components:
diff --git a/packages/standard/zarf.yaml b/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
index 7f54e5e6..97bffb00 100644
--- a/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.16.1"
+  version: "0.17.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 components:
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.yaml b/tasks/deploy.yaml
index 03321fb9..e5e59e28 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.yaml
+++ b/tasks/deploy.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ variables:
   - name: VERSION
     description: "The version of the packages to deploy"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: "0.16.1"
+    default: "0.17.0"
     # x-release-please-end
   - name: FLAVOR
     default: upstream
diff --git a/tasks/publish.yaml b/tasks/publish.yaml
index 8791593b..93711fe1 100644
--- a/tasks/publish.yaml
+++ b/tasks/publish.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ variables:
   - name: VERSION
     description: "The version of the packages to build"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: "0.16.1"
+    default: "0.17.0"
     # x-release-please-end
 
 tasks: