diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+## 8.17.1
+  - Provides a guidance in logs when plugin version mismatches with connected Elasticsearch `major.minor` version [#255](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-filter-elastic_integration/pull/255)
+  - Embeds Ingest Node components from Elasticsearch 8.17
+  - Compatible with Logstash 8.15+
+
 ## 8.17.0
-    - Aligns with stack major and minor versions, no functional changes [#212](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-filter-elastic_integration/pull/212)
+  - Aligns with stack major and minor versions, no functional changes [#212](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-filter-elastic_integration/pull/212)
   - Embeds Ingest Node components from Elasticsearch 8.17
   - Compatible with Logstash 8.15+
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-8.17.0
+8.17.1