diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index d4b245b2a..60bc7c199 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+# 9.17.1 (2025-11-25)
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- add wait to keyless commands list ([#3615](https://github.com/redis/go-redis/pull/3615)) by [@marcoferrer](https://github.com/marcoferrer)
+- fix(time): remove cached time optimization ([#3611](https://github.com/redis/go-redis/pull/3611)) by [@ndyakov](https://github.com/ndyakov)
+
+## 🧰 Maintenance
+
+- chore(deps): bump golangci/golangci-lint-action from 9.0.0 to 9.1.0 ([#3609](https://github.com/redis/go-redis/pull/3609))
+- chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 ([#3610](https://github.com/redis/go-redis/pull/3610))
+- chore(script): fix help call in tag.sh ([#3606](https://github.com/redis/go-redis/pull/3606)) by [@ndyakov](https://github.com/ndyakov)
+
+## Contributors
+We'd like to thank all the contributors who worked on this release!
+
+[@marcoferrer](https://github.com/marcoferrer) and [@ndyakov](https://github.com/ndyakov)
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/redis/go-redis/compare/v9.17.0...v9.17.1
+
 # 9.17.0 (2025-11-19)
 
 ## 🚀 Highlights
diff --git a/example/cluster-mget/README.md b/example/cluster-mget/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a2f952bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/cluster-mget/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# Redis Cluster MGET Example
+
+This example demonstrates how to use the Redis Cluster client with the `MGET` command to retrieve multiple keys efficiently.
+
+## Overview
+
+The example shows:
+- Creating a Redis Cluster client
+- Setting 10 keys with individual `SET` commands
+- Retrieving all 10 keys in a single operation using `MGET`
+- Validating that the retrieved values match the expected values
+- Cleaning up by deleting the test keys
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+You need a running Redis Cluster. The example expects cluster nodes at:
+- `localhost:7000`
+- `localhost:7001`
+- `localhost:7002`
+
+### Setting up a Redis Cluster (using Docker)
+
+If you don't have a Redis Cluster running, you can use the docker-compose setup from the repository root:
+
+```bash
+# From the go-redis repository root
+docker compose --profile cluster up -d
+```
+
+This will start a Redis Cluster with nodes on ports 16600-16605.
+
+If using the docker-compose cluster, update the `Addrs` in `main.go` to:
+```go
+Addrs: []string{
+    "localhost:16600",
+    "localhost:16601",
+    "localhost:16602",
+},
+```
+
+## Running the Example
+
+```bash
+go run main.go
+```
+
+## Expected Output
+
+```
+✓ Connected to Redis cluster
+
+=== Setting 10 keys ===
+✓ SET key0 = value0
+✓ SET key1 = value1
+✓ SET key2 = value2
+✓ SET key3 = value3
+✓ SET key4 = value4
+✓ SET key5 = value5
+✓ SET key6 = value6
+✓ SET key7 = value7
+✓ SET key8 = value8
+✓ SET key9 = value9
+
+=== Retrieving keys with MGET ===
+
+=== Validating MGET results ===
+✓ key0: value0
+✓ key1: value1
+✓ key2: value2
+✓ key3: value3
+✓ key4: value4
+✓ key5: value5
+✓ key6: value6
+✓ key7: value7
+✓ key8: value8
+✓ key9: value9
+
+=== Summary ===
+✓ All values retrieved successfully and match expected values!
+
+=== Cleaning up ===
+✓ Cleanup complete
+```
+
+## Key Concepts
+
+### MGET Command
+
+`MGET` (Multiple GET) is a Redis command that retrieves the values of multiple keys in a single operation. This is more efficient than executing multiple individual `GET` commands.
+
+**Syntax:**
+```go
+result, err := rdb.MGet(ctx, key1, key2, key3, ...).Result()
+```
+
+**Returns:**
+- A slice of `interface{}` values
+- Each value corresponds to a key in the same order
+- `nil` is returned for keys that don't exist
+
+### Cluster Client
+
+The `ClusterClient` automatically handles:
+- Distributing keys across cluster nodes based on hash slots
+- Following cluster redirects
+- Maintaining connections to all cluster nodes
+- Retrying operations on cluster topology changes
+
+For `MGET` operations in a cluster, the client may need to split the request across multiple nodes if the keys map to different hash slots.
+
+## Code Highlights
+
+```go
+// Create cluster client
+rdb := redis.NewClusterClient(&redis.ClusterOptions{
+    Addrs: []string{
+        "localhost:7000",
+        "localhost:7001",
+        "localhost:7002",
+    },
+})
+
+// Set individual keys
+for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+    err := rdb.Set(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i), fmt.Sprintf("value%d", i), 0).Err()
+    // handle error
+}
+
+// Retrieve all keys with MGET
+result, err := rdb.MGet(ctx, keys...).Result()
+
+// Validate results
+for i, val := range result {
+    actualValue, ok := val.(string)
+    // validate actualValue matches expected
+}
+```
+
+## Learn More
+
+- [Redis MGET Documentation](https://redis.io/commands/mget/)
+- [Redis Cluster Specification](https://redis.io/topics/cluster-spec)
+- [go-redis Documentation](https://redis.uptrace.dev/)
+
diff --git a/example/cluster-mget/go.mod b/example/cluster-mget/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77b47b30d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/cluster-mget/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module github.com/redis/go-redis/example/cluster-mget
+
+go 1.18
+
+replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
+
+require github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.16.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
+)
diff --git a/example/cluster-mget/go.sum b/example/cluster-mget/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d64ea0303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/cluster-mget/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0 h1:Ny8MWAHyOepLGlLKYmXG4IEkioBysk6GpaRTLC8zwWs=
+github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10 h1:yeMWxP2pV2fG3FgAODIY8EiRE3dy0aeFYt4l7wh6yKA=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
+github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
+github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=
diff --git a/example/cluster-mget/main.go b/example/cluster-mget/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19565fc9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/cluster-mget/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Create a cluster client
+	rdb := redis.NewClusterClient(&redis.ClusterOptions{
+		Addrs: []string{
+			"localhost:16600",
+			"localhost:16601",
+			"localhost:16602",
+			"localhost:16603",
+			"localhost:16604",
+			"localhost:16605",
+		},
+	})
+	defer rdb.Close()
+
+	// Test connection
+	if err := rdb.Ping(ctx).Err(); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to connect to Redis cluster: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("✓ Connected to Redis cluster")
+
+	// Define 10 keys and values
+	keys := make([]string, 10)
+	values := make([]string, 10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		keys[i] = fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i)
+		values[i] = fmt.Sprintf("value%d", i)
+	}
+
+	// Set all 10 keys
+	fmt.Println("\n=== Setting 10 keys ===")
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		err := rdb.Set(ctx, keys[i], values[i], 0).Err()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to set %s: %v", keys[i], err))
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("✓ SET %s = %s\n", keys[i], values[i])
+	}
+
+	/*
+	// Retrieve all keys using MGET
+	fmt.Println("\n=== Retrieving keys with MGET ===")
+	result, err := rdb.MGet(ctx, keys...).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to execute MGET: %v", err))
+	}
+	*/
+
+	/*
+	// Validate the results
+	fmt.Println("\n=== Validating MGET results ===")
+	allValid := true
+	for i, val := range result {
+		expectedValue := values[i]
+		actualValue, ok := val.(string)
+
+		if !ok {
+			fmt.Printf("✗ %s: expected string, got %T\n", keys[i], val)
+			allValid = false
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if actualValue != expectedValue {
+			fmt.Printf("✗ %s: expected '%s', got '%s'\n", keys[i], expectedValue, actualValue)
+			allValid = false
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("✓ %s: %s\n", keys[i], actualValue)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Print summary
+	fmt.Println("\n=== Summary ===")
+	if allValid {
+		fmt.Println("✓ All values retrieved successfully and match expected values!")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("✗ Some values did not match expected values")
+	}
+	*/
+
+	// Clean up - delete the keys
+	fmt.Println("\n=== Cleaning up ===")
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		if err := rdb.Del(ctx, key).Err(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Warning: Failed to delete %s: %v\n", key, err)
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Println("✓ Cleanup complete")
+
+	err := rdb.Set(ctx, "{tag}exists", "asdf",0).Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	val, err := rdb.Get(ctx, "{tag}nilkeykey1").Result()
+	fmt.Printf("\nval: %+v err: %+v\n", val, err)
+	valm, err := rdb.MGet(ctx, "{tag}nilkeykey1", "{tag}exists").Result()
+	fmt.Printf("\nval: %+v err: %+v\n", valm, err)
+}
diff --git a/example/del-keys-without-ttl/go.mod b/example/del-keys-without-ttl/go.mod
index 4314a54bb..a79e6676b 100644
--- a/example/del-keys-without-ttl/go.mod
+++ b/example/del-keys-without-ttl/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.18
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
 )
 
diff --git a/example/digest-optimistic-locking/go.mod b/example/digest-optimistic-locking/go.mod
index b34b90823..dcda3ab87 100644
--- a/example/digest-optimistic-locking/go.mod
+++ b/example/digest-optimistic-locking/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.18
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 	github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2
 )
 
diff --git a/example/hll/go.mod b/example/hll/go.mod
index d17d180bb..a1b37590e 100644
--- a/example/hll/go.mod
+++ b/example/hll/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.18
 
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
-require github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+require github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/example/hset-struct/go.mod b/example/hset-struct/go.mod
index 23fe0b4dd..9f0db8bd3 100644
--- a/example/hset-struct/go.mod
+++ b/example/hset-struct/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/example/lua-scripting/go.mod b/example/lua-scripting/go.mod
index 17097a6f9..0a8fa1088 100644
--- a/example/lua-scripting/go.mod
+++ b/example/lua-scripting/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.18
 
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
-require github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+require github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/example/otel/go.mod b/example/otel/go.mod
index 718fb0903..d32cd9f9d 100644
--- a/example/otel/go.mod
+++ b/example/otel/go.mod
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ replace github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/redisotel/v9 => ../../extra/redisotel
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 => ../../extra/rediscmd
 
 require (
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/redisotel/v9 v9.17.0
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/redisotel/v9 v9.17.1
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 	github.com/uptrace/uptrace-go v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.22.0
 )
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.0 // indirect
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 v9.17.0 // indirect
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 v9.17.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.46.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v0.44.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.21.0 // indirect
diff --git a/example/redis-bloom/go.mod b/example/redis-bloom/go.mod
index 0888f9db0..bce8c344b 100644
--- a/example/redis-bloom/go.mod
+++ b/example/redis-bloom/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.18
 
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
-require github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+require github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/example/scan-struct/go.mod b/example/scan-struct/go.mod
index 23fe0b4dd..9f0db8bd3 100644
--- a/example/scan-struct/go.mod
+++ b/example/scan-struct/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/extra/rediscensus/go.mod b/extra/rediscensus/go.mod
index 09a298f23..e13a6bb83 100644
--- a/extra/rediscensus/go.mod
+++ b/extra/rediscensus/go.mod
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 => ../rediscmd
 
 require (
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 v9.17.0
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 v9.17.1
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0
 )
 
diff --git a/extra/rediscmd/go.mod b/extra/rediscmd/go.mod
index 9894c9b45..9010c505e 100644
--- a/extra/rediscmd/go.mod
+++ b/extra/rediscmd/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 require (
 	github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0
 	github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/extra/redisotel/go.mod b/extra/redisotel/go.mod
index 245cf4c60..4e061fd86 100644
--- a/extra/redisotel/go.mod
+++ b/extra/redisotel/go.mod
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 replace github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 => ../rediscmd
 
 require (
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 v9.17.0
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/extra/rediscmd/v9 v9.17.1
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.22.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.22.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.22.0
diff --git a/extra/redisprometheus/go.mod b/extra/redisprometheus/go.mod
index ec4c00382..ec7fce994 100644
--- a/extra/redisprometheus/go.mod
+++ b/extra/redisprometheus/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replace github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 => ../..
 
 require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.14.0
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.0
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index a8b92ff53..6718e8659 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ package redis
 
 // Version is the current release version.
 func Version() string {
-	return "9.17.0"
+	return "9.17.1"
 }