diff --git a/api/source/package-lock.json b/api/source/package-lock.json
index 77a4dfba..fe68a865 100644
--- a/api/source/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/source/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "stig-management-api",
-  "version": "1.4.16",
+  "version": "1.4.17",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "stig-management-api",
-      "version": "1.4.16",
+      "version": "1.4.17",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "archiver": "^7.0.1",
diff --git a/api/source/package.json b/api/source/package.json
index a7b93a19..66b363c5 100644
--- a/api/source/package.json
+++ b/api/source/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "stig-management-api",
-  "version": "1.4.16",
+  "version": "1.4.17",
   "description": "An API for managing evaluations of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) assessments.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/release-notes.rst b/release-notes.rst
index d563d889..52551fbe 100644
--- a/release-notes.rst
+++ b/release-notes.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+1.4.17
+-----
+
+Changes:
+
+  - (UI/API) feat: New, more capable App Data Export/Import feature
+  - (API) feat: Handle duplicate CCI elements in Rules from latest DISA Reference STIGs
+  - (API) feat: add index for asset/collection state columns in database for better performance
+  - (docs) Clarifications and updates for new feature
+
+  - **NOTE:** This release includes a database migration that adds an index for the ``state`` columns in the ``asset`` and ``collection`` tables. 
+
 1.4.16
 -----