diff --git a/.cz.yaml b/.cz.yaml
index 167cff9..fb028a0 100644
--- a/.cz.yaml
+++ b/.cz.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 commitizen:
   name: cz_conventional_commits
   tag_format: $version
-  version: 0.17.1
+  version: 0.17.2
   version_files:
   - packages/pic/package.json:version
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c515934..5caf6fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.17.2 (2026-01-08)
+
 ### Feat
 
-- `awaitCallWithRounds` method on `PocketIcClient` (#220)
+- introduce a new `rounds` option for `awaitCall` method on `PocketIcClient` (#223)
+- bump icp-sdk/core to v5 (#221)
 
 ## 0.17.1 (2025-12-15)
 
diff --git a/packages/pic/package.json b/packages/pic/package.json
index 47b030a..073229f 100644
--- a/packages/pic/package.json
+++ b/packages/pic/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/pic",
   "description": "An Internet Computer Protocol canister testing library for TypeScript and JavaScript.",
-  "version": "0.17.1",
+  "version": "0.17.2",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": "github:dfinity/pic-js",