diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ca08476c5f9..2e0ead171a75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 2.17.0 (2025-06-18)
+
 ### Migration notes
 
 - Changes have been made to Tomcat metric definitions provided by JMX Metric Insight component
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations.txt
index 144ffe04ad94..78c2b6ba173a 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-2.17.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-2.16.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-2.18.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-2.16.0.jar
 No changes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-api.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-api.txt
index 5926786b4592..64a8d4b5511a 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-api.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-instrumentation-api.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-instrumentation-api-2.17.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-instrumentation-api-2.16.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-instrumentation-api-2.18.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-instrumentation-api-2.16.0.jar
 No changes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure.txt
index 4be81e19734c..f8e39ea2a700 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure-2.17.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure-2.16.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure-2.18.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure-2.16.0.jar
 No changes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter.txt
index 0305aa080adc..6ae7d93af332 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter-2.17.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter-2.16.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter-2.18.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter-2.16.0.jar
 No changes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/distro/build.gradle b/examples/distro/build.gradle
index 44186fb5c1bd..4b65495eaae0 100644
--- a/examples/distro/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildscript {
   dependencies {
     classpath "com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle:7.0.4"
     classpath "com.gradleup.shadow:shadow-gradle-plugin:8.3.6"
-    classpath "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:gradle-plugins:2.17.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+    classpath "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:gradle-plugins:2.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
   }
 }
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ subprojects {
       opentelemetrySdk           : "1.51.0",
 
       // these lines are managed by .github/scripts/update-version.sh
-      opentelemetryJavaagent     : "2.17.0-SNAPSHOT",
-      opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "2.17.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT",
+      opentelemetryJavaagent     : "2.18.0-SNAPSHOT",
+      opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "2.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT",
 
       autoservice                : "1.1.1"
     ]
diff --git a/examples/extension/build.gradle b/examples/extension/build.gradle
index 75042e022e8e..5c7abb6307d7 100644
--- a/examples/extension/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/extension/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ plugins {
   id "com.gradleup.shadow" version "8.3.6"
   id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "7.0.4"
 
-  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-generation" version "2.17.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
-  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check" version "2.17.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-generation" version "2.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check" version "2.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
 }
 
 group 'io.opentelemetry.example'
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ ext {
     opentelemetrySdk           : "1.51.0",
 
     // these lines are managed by .github/scripts/update-version.sh
-    opentelemetryJavaagent     : "2.17.0-SNAPSHOT",
-    opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "2.17.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+    opentelemetryJavaagent     : "2.18.0-SNAPSHOT",
+    opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "2.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
   ]
 
   deps = [
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index 729b396dc4e2..9ba929fdea6b 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-val stableVersion = "2.17.0-SNAPSHOT"
-val alphaVersion = "2.17.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+val stableVersion = "2.18.0-SNAPSHOT"
+val alphaVersion = "2.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
 
 allprojects {
   if (findProperty("otel.stable") != "true") {