diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 631e0e5170..6e62a6ddb8 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-unreleased
-==========
+4.17.1 / 2019-05-25
+===================
 
   * Revert "Improve error message for `null`/`undefined` to `res.status`"
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 726af2f6ba..2979d57a22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "express",
   "description": "Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework",
-  "version": "4.17.0",
+  "version": "4.17.1",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "contributors": [
     "Aaron Heckmann <aaron.heckmann+github@gmail.com>",