Restore Elixir 1.17 compatibility

Author: dannote

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
   ci:
     uses: elixir-vibe/actions/.github/workflows/elixir-rustler-ci.yml@v1
     with:
+      min-elixir: "1.17"
+      min-otp: "26"
       rust-toolchain: "1.95.0"
       rust-profile: default
       rust-cache-workspaces: |

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.17.4 - 2026-07-13
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Restore the declared minimum Elixir version to 1.17; the generated NIF and AST APIs remain compatible with Elixir 1.17 and later.
+
 ## 0.17.3 - 2026-07-13
 
 ### Changed

mix.exs

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 defmodule OXC.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
-  @version "0.17.3"
+  @version "0.17.4"
   @source_url "https://github.com/elixir-volt/oxc_ex"
 
   def project do
     [
       app: :oxc,
       version: @version,
-      elixir: "~> 1.19",
+      elixir: "~> 1.17",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       deps: deps(),
       aliases: aliases(),