diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b962b90f..010423fd 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: build docker images and push them to dockerhub
           command: |
-            helm_versions=( "v3.8.2" "v3.9.4" "v3.10.3" "v3.11.0" )
+            helm_versions=( "v3.12.2" "v3.11.3" "v3.10.3" )
 
             TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
             docker login -u $DOCKER_USER -p $DOCKER_PASS
diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 5aeb0abe..597e63fe 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.16.4
+v3.17.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1f86a99..8b008717 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[![GitHub version](https://d25lcipzij17d.cloudfront.net/badge.svg?id=gh&type=6&v=v3.16.4&x2=0)](https://github.com/Praqma/helmsman/releases) [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/Praqma/helmsman/tree/master.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/Praqma/helmsman/tree/master)
+[![GitHub version](https://d25lcipzij17d.cloudfront.net/badge.svg?id=gh&type=6&v=v3.17.0&x2=0)](https://github.com/Praqma/helmsman/releases) [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/Praqma/helmsman/tree/master.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/Praqma/helmsman/tree/master)
 
 ![helmsman-logo](docs/images/helmsman.png)
 
diff --git a/internal/app/main.go b/internal/app/main.go
index ec9a31b0..8bc0852c 100644
--- a/internal/app/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/main.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	helmBin            = "helm"
 	kubectlBin         = "kubectl"
-	appVersion         = "v3.16.4-fix"
+	appVersion         = "v3.17.0"
 	tempFilesDir       = ".helmsman-tmp"
 	defaultContextName = "default"
 	resourcePool       = 10
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 22cc5638..be70974b 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-# v3.16.4
+# v3.17.0
+
+## New feature
+
+- Add support for hiera-eyaml-gkms (#776)
+- Add optioned recursive environment variables expansion (#793)
 
 ## Fixes and improvements
 
-- Dependency version upgrades
-- Fixed helm-vault decryption (#759)
-- Documentation fixes (#753)
+- Remove 'priority' field from -spec docs (#781)