diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f19ec9a5..1133619f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/quartiq/miniconf/compare/v0.17.1...HEAD) - DATE
+## [0.17.2](https://github.com/quartiq/miniconf/compare/v0.17.1...v0.17.2) - 2024-11-19
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/miniconf/Cargo.toml b/miniconf/Cargo.toml
index 29b8b069..9e1c31a7 100644
--- a/miniconf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/miniconf/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "miniconf"
 # Sync all crate versions and the py client
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.17.2"
 authors = [
     "James Irwin <irwineffect@gmail.com>",
     "Ryan Summers <ryan.summers@vertigo-designs.com>",
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ categories = ["embedded", "config", "data-structures", "parsing"]
 
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", default-features = false }
-miniconf_derive = { path = "../miniconf_derive", version = "0.17.0", optional = true }
+miniconf_derive = { path = "../miniconf_derive", version = "0.17.2", optional = true }
 itoa = "1.0.4"
 serde-json-core = { version = "0.6.0", optional = true }
 postcard = { version = "1.0.8", optional = true }
diff --git a/miniconf/src/iter.rs b/miniconf/src/iter.rs
index 6530c842..f3509385 100644
--- a/miniconf/src/iter.rs
+++ b/miniconf/src/iter.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ impl<T: Iterator> Iterator for ExactSize<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> ExactSize<T> {
+    /// Return a reference to the inner iterator
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn inner(&self) -> &T {
+        &self.iter
+    }
+}
+
 // Even though general TreeKey iterations may well be longer than usize::MAX
 // we are sure that the aren't in this case since self.count <= usize::MAX
 impl<T: Iterator> ExactSizeIterator for ExactSize<T> {}
@@ -52,6 +60,7 @@ impl<T: Keys> Keys for Consume<T> {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
 impl<T: Keys> IntoKeys for Consume<T> {
     type IntoKeys = Self;
 
@@ -127,6 +136,16 @@ impl<M: TreeKey + ?Sized, N, const D: usize> NodeIter<M, N, D> {
             count: meta.count,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Return the current iteration depth
+    pub fn current_depth(&self) -> usize {
+        self.depth
+    }
+
+    /// Return the root depth
+    pub fn root_depth(&self) -> usize {
+        self.root
+    }
 }
 
 impl<M, N, const D: usize> Iterator for NodeIter<M, N, D>
@@ -173,7 +192,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-// Do not allow manipulation of `depth` other than through iteration.
+// Contract: Do not allow manipulation of `depth` other than through iteration.
 impl<M: TreeKey + ?Sized, N: Transcode + Default, const D: usize> core::iter::FusedIterator
     for NodeIter<M, N, D>
 {
diff --git a/miniconf_derive/Cargo.toml b/miniconf_derive/Cargo.toml
index 1d8e05cb..d4ac8ef3 100644
--- a/miniconf_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/miniconf_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "miniconf_derive"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.2"
 authors = ["James Irwin <irwineffect@gmail.com>", "Ryan Summers <ryan.summers@vertigo-designs.com>", "Robert Jördens <rj@quartiq.de>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/py/miniconf-mqtt/pyproject.toml b/py/miniconf-mqtt/pyproject.toml
index bdba4891..5f5ff688 100644
--- a/py/miniconf-mqtt/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py/miniconf-mqtt/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ text = "MIT"
 [project]
 name = "miniconf-mqtt"
 # Note: keep this in sync with Cargo.toml
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.2"
 description = "Utilities for configuring Miniconf-configurable devices"
 authors = [
     { name = "Ryan Summers", email = "ryan.summers@vertigo-designs.com" },