diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 42ba3460d5..bcfe72fd04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# v2.17.1, 2023-12-27 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at main -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Fixes 🐛
+* fix panic in contextWatchDog nil pointer check by @nityanandagohain in https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-go/pull/1168
+
+## New Contributors
+* @nityanandagohain made their first contribution in https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-go/pull/1168
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-go/compare/v2.17.0...v2.17.1
+
 # v2.17.0, 2023-12-21 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at main -->
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/client_info.go b/client_info.go
index e8401ac1fc..d7b7c24208 100644
--- a/client_info.go
+++ b/client_info.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const ClientName = "clickhouse-go"
 const (
 	ClientVersionMajor       = 2
 	ClientVersionMinor       = 17
-	ClientVersionPatch       = 0
+	ClientVersionPatch       = 1
 	ClientTCPProtocolVersion = proto.DBMS_TCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION
 )
 
diff --git a/contributors/list b/contributors/list
index b6628d1661..01d276261d 100644
--- a/contributors/list
+++ b/contributors/list
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Aram Peres <6775216+aramperes@users.noreply.github.com>
+Nityananda Gohain <nityanandagohain@gmail.com>