diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c8e5b4d1..c9cb869a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.17.2"
+  ".": "2.17.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b924aa9..99bd95f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-container/#history
 
+## [2.17.3](https://github.com/googleapis/python-container/compare/v2.17.2...v2.17.3) (2023-02-03)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add clarification on whether `NodePool.version` is a required field ([#344](https://github.com/googleapis/python-container/issues/344)) ([071c147](https://github.com/googleapis/python-container/commit/071c147df8e6edd72ff66b1997f21e881acd9b32))
+
 ## [2.17.2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-container/compare/v2.17.1...v2.17.2) (2023-01-30)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/container/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/container/gapic_version.py
index 7f7a51c6..36f3d159 100644
--- a/google/cloud/container/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/container/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.3"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/container_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/container_v1/gapic_version.py
index 7f7a51c6..36f3d159 100644
--- a/google/cloud/container_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/container_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.3"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/container_v1beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/container_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
index 7f7a51c6..36f3d159 100644
--- a/google/cloud/container_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/container_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.3"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1.json
index 34c1cf39..4b26844f 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-container",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.17.3"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1beta1.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1beta1.json
index 15a96218..9a60665a 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1beta1.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.container.v1beta1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-container",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.17.3"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {