diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f37737930..1a1036953 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-unreleased
-==========
+merlin 4.17
+===========
+Thu Sep 26 18:48:42 CEST 2024
 
   + merlin binary
     - A new `WRAPPING_PREFIX` configuration directive that can be used to tell Merlin
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ unreleased
     - Implement new inlay-hints command for adding hints on a sourcetree (#1812)
     - Add `signature-help` command (#1720)
     - Implement new search-by-type command for searching values by types (#1828)
+    - Fix dot-merlin-reader ignoring `SOURCE_ROOT` and `STDLIB` directives
+      (#1839, #1803)
   + editor modes
     - vim: fix python-3.12 syntax warnings in merlin.py (#1798)
     - vim: Dead code / doc removal for previously deleted MerlinPhrase command (#1804)