diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1c23202..b02bc1e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v3.17.2] - 2023-05-31
+### :bug: Bug Fixes
+- [`f902725`](https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/commit/f90272530b9e93f98e42c73fd1b6b8eabdf58eab) - Avoid memory issues in BaseV3Writer validator process *(PR [#995](https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/pull/995) by [@kesara](https://github.com/kesara))*
+  - :arrow_lower_right: *fixes issue [#994](undefined) opened by [@kesara](https://github.com/kesara)*
+
+### :memo: Documentation Changes
+- [`be9682f`](https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/commit/be9682f10ed4cbcced3907d66207dcaa1918fcfa) - update CHANGELOG.md + py file versions for v3.17.1 [skip ci] *(commit by [@kesara](https://github.com/kesara))*
+
+
 ## [v3.17.1] - 2023-04-13
 ### :bug: Bug Fixes
 - [`87e206e`](https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/commit/87e206e09271bd9c9771b4d00d5ec7f61fbe8ea1) - Remove extend-to-zoom from viewport in CSS *(PR [#980](https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/pull/980) by [@kesara](https://github.com/kesara))*
@@ -1992,4 +2001,5 @@ This release fixes all outstanding major bugs, details below. The issue tracker
 [v3.15.3]: https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/compare/v3.15.2...v3.15.3
 [v3.16.0]: https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/compare/v3.15.3...v3.16.0
 [v3.17.0]: https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/compare/v3.16.0...v3.17.0
-[v3.17.1]: https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/compare/v3.17.0...v3.17.1
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+[v3.17.1]: https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/compare/v3.17.0...v3.17.1
+[v3.17.2]: https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/compare/v3.17.1...v3.17.2
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b002816b..85f28123 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = xml2rfc
-version = 3.17.1
+version = 3.17.2
 description = xml2rfc generates RFCs and IETF drafts from document source in XML according to the IETF xml2rfc v2 and v3 vocabularies.
 long_description = file:  README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
diff --git a/xml2rfc/__init__.py b/xml2rfc/__init__.py
index 1c7fa69f..f259a9f4 100644
--- a/xml2rfc/__init__.py
+++ b/xml2rfc/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, division
 
 # Static values
-__version__ = '3.17.1'
+__version__ = '3.17.2'
 NAME         = 'xml2rfc'
 VERSION      = [ int(i) if i.isdigit() else i for i in __version__.split('.') ]
 CACHES       = ['/var/cache/xml2rfc', '~/.cache/xml2rfc']  # Ordered by priority