Adding 2.17 release notes (#727)

* Adding 2.17 release notes

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* adding release notes PR to release notes

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* changed release notes header

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Signed-off-by: Dennis Toepker <toepkerd@amazon.com>
Co-authored-by: Dennis Toepker <toepkerd@amazon.com>
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release-notes/opensearch-common-utils.release-notes-2.17.0.0.md

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+## Version 2.17.0.0 2024-09-03
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.17.0
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+### Maintenance
+* Fixed Common-Utils CIs: ([#703](https://github.com/opensearch-project/common-utils/pull/703))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+* Added missing ctx variables ([#710](https://github.com/opensearch-project/common-utils/pull/710))
+* Changed the names of security actions for Alerting Comments feature ([#724](https://github.com/opensearch-project/common-utils/pull/724))
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+### Enhancements
+* Updated pull request template to include API spec change in checklist ([#696](https://github.com/opensearch-project/common-utils/pull/696))
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+### Documentation
+* Added 2.17.0.0 release notes ([#727](https://github.com/opensearch-project/common-utils/pull/727))