diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index fb7fc0b3..4b325416 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2015-04-21, Version 2.17.0
+==========================
+
+ * Disable inclusion of User.accessTokens (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Upgrade test fixtures to use LB 2.x layout (Raymond Feng)
+
+
 2015-04-17, Version 2.16.3
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4690441c..cfd613e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "loopback",
-  "version": "2.16.3",
+  "version": "2.17.0",
   "description": "LoopBack: Open Source Framework for Node.js",
   "homepage": "http://loopback.io",
   "keywords": [
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/strongloop/loopback/blob/master/LICENSE"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "sl-blip": "http://blip.strongloop.com/loopback@2.16.3"
+    "sl-blip": "http://blip.strongloop.com/loopback@2.17.0"
   }
 }