Bumps to v17.9.0

Author: d13

CHANGELOG.md

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 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [17.9.0] - 2026-01-13
+
 ### Added
 
 - Adds a welcome page webview for first-time installs to highlight Pro benefits for users in IDEs that do not support the standard VS Code walkthrough ([#4769](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/4769)
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 - Initial release but still heavily a work in progress.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/compare/v17.8.1...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/compare/v17.9.0...HEAD
+[17.9.0]: https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/compare/v17.8.1...gitkraken:v17.9.0
 [17.8.1]: https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/compare/v17.8.0...gitkraken:v17.8.1
 [17.8.0]: https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/compare/v17.7.1...gitkraken:v17.8.0
 [17.7.1]: https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/compare/v17.7.0...gitkraken:v17.7.1

package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "gitlens",
 	"displayName": "GitLens — Git supercharged",
 	"description": "Supercharge Git within VS Code — Visualize code authorship at a glance via Git blame annotations and CodeLens, seamlessly navigate and explore Git repositories, gain valuable insights via rich visualizations and powerful comparison commands, and so much more",
-	"version": "17.8.1",
+	"version": "17.9.0",
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">= 22.12.0",
 		"pnpm": ">= 10.0.0",