diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 8e935685..debc1e96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - release-please-fix # TODO change to master
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 name: release-please
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
-    uses: iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/release-please.yml@release-please-v2.0.0
-    with:
-      secrets: inherit
+    uses: iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/release-please.yml@release-please-v2.1.0
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ad8d6445..a12193b1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ ".": "8.16.0" }
+{".":"8.17.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a30210c7..cbf86bbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,42 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [8.17.0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/compare/iexec-v8.16.0...iexec-v8.17.0) (2025-07-02)
+
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+* add optional custom voucherAddress to estimateMatchOrder and matchOrders ([e4889d0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/e4889d0a00394cb170c48a97eb4316ba4954b185))
+* **cli:** update Scone TEE app template to v5.9 ([#441](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/issues/441)) ([f582cf6](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/f582cf6f56c4a1ef9e4963ae9208950a3b5f93ae))
+* experimental networks ([#439](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/issues/439)) ([6264a7b](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/6264a7bcb49d3bb7a0ab5e13f7c0e61fb01f4380))
+* support aes-256-cbc encrypted results decryption ([fc09fe1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/fc09fe1792400e6e463a2458e6bc822b801df310))
+* support aes-256-cbc encrypted results decryption ([5af1ca5](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/5af1ca5e81673c74e2c2a94927e521ded6ecb58d))
+
+
+### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+* move bn.js type to dependency to fix BN type reexport issue ([6fbe489](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/6fbe489eac0c8713b1f9bab327b57b485ff1853a))
+* move bn.js type to dependency to fix BN type reexport issue ([157d85b](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/157d85b2449a0d51c0292b483dc317c667ba481b))
+* move bn.js type to dependency to fix BN type reexport issue ([14300fe](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/14300fe94cfdfdaf441370e2fb7ec4136f8f8282))
+* provide default param to createVoucherType ([c989d72](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/c989d7248969aba212c5da084f58ac04b1b8b50e))
+* reverted VOUCHER_HUB_ADDRESS to 'TO BE DEPLOYED ([6134aac](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/6134aac5a8a2e23537e2e0f58c8ba43e55c7356a))
+
+
+### 🧰 Other
+
+* bump v8.15.0 ([c243e60](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/c243e60759766421820f0f8a5f0908adc58d67d5))
+* bump v8.16.0 ([5d6b12e](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/5d6b12e35c52bb7b18a970a5999bd12b3eb3b977))
+* fix eslint config for tests ([2959437](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/2959437305d4609273ca7d6194b6296ff1c12ea4))
+* fix eslint config for tests ([c8ad13f](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/c8ad13f4a0d1de71d159092bac5d1da3249fb165))
+* fix some comments ([fe77072](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/fe77072cf3c0f5a7fbd57dda1e019b52716bcc95))
+* fix some comments ([bed04f1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/bed04f159854fdb181fc68621fe937a6109cc6ab))
+* make addressSchema accept undefined ([4f63ec0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/4f63ec0d347cca428cddeb9c47cc5336d79e627c))
+* refactor internal methods with too much positional args ([4a73bf8](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/4a73bf838af1e84304f9438ea07def2a72d65d1e))
+* release v8.16.0 ([181b014](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/181b014388fcab25ab12dd6e3be04bce3e7ed6b8))
+* update deps ([1124b45](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/1124b45db4681fee66ecd901b91089ba9fba50ab))
+* update subgraphs base url ([3b40854](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/3b4085453b1114efaca49dfd5ff7eca06bada976))
+* upgrade docker image to node 22 ([#443](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/issues/443)) ([856be21](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/iexec-sdk/commit/856be21dc804686b4fc260196d86fa3bc0497fd1))
+
 ## [8.16.0] 2025-06-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9c3380b1..d6c59c4a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "iexec",
-  "version": "8.16.0",
+  "version": "8.17.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "iexec",
-      "version": "8.16.0",
+      "version": "8.17.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ensdomains/ens-contracts": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39bf7638..1abf297c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "iexec",
-  "version": "8.16.0",
+  "version": "8.17.0",
   "description": "iExec SDK",
   "bin": {
     "iexec": "./dist/esm/cli/cmd/iexec.js"