diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe0177f..23fa514 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+
+### v1.17.0 (2021-10-01)
+
+#### Features
+
+* allow SSL verification to be disabled by setting environment variable PACT_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFICATION=true ([dd39c04](/../../commit/dd39c04))
+
### v1.16.10 (2021-10-01)
diff --git a/lib/pact/support/version.rb b/lib/pact/support/version.rb
index 89f0d92..d06edd5 100644
--- a/lib/pact/support/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/support/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
module Pact
module Support
- VERSION = "1.16.10"
+ VERSION = "1.17.0"
end
end