diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e8062aff..ea4523ed 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.9.16"
+    ".": "1.9.17"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a58565c..2af899b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.9.17](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/compare/v1.9.16...v1.9.17) (2026-03-08)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **deps:** bump tar in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory ([#1497](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/issues/1497)) ([016aad8](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/commit/016aad8e6a98367d372f423d9c1e38c12b916bb4))
+* **deps:** bump the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory with 3 updates ([#1517](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/issues/1517)) ([c72ecd2](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/commit/c72ecd2affae831a398d8a19fdc04c61230bc3f1))
+
 ## [1.9.16](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/compare/v1.9.15...v1.9.16) (2026-02-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bd8161c..39f948c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "community-service",
-    "version": "1.9.16",
+    "version": "1.9.17",
     "description": "A Discord bot in Typescript",
     "main": "dist/src/index.js",
     "type": "module",