diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 1daa63226906..2daa9a058a45 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.16.0",
+  "core": "24.17.0",
   "prover": "16.3.0",
   "zk_toolbox": "0.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 2632d997c21d..21f784c5b545 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.17.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.16.0...core-v24.17.0) (2024-08-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Allow tracking l2 fees for L2-based chains ([#2563](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2563)) ([e3f7804](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e3f78042b93b25d609e5767e2ba76502ede84415))
+* **tee:** introduce get_tee_proofs RPC method for TEE proofs ([#2474](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2474)) ([d40ff5f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/d40ff5f3aa41801c054d0557f9aea11715af9c31))
+* **vm:** Fast VM integration ([#1949](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1949)) ([b752a54](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/b752a54bebe6eb3bf0bea044996f5116cc5dc4e2))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* query for prover API ([#2628](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2628)) ([b8609eb](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/b8609eb131ac9ce428cd45a3be9ba4062cd7bbe2))
+* **vm:** Fix missing experimental VM config ([#2629](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2629)) ([e07a39d](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e07a39daa564d6032ad61a135da78775a4f2c9ce))
+
 ## [24.16.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.15.0...core-v24.16.0) (2024-08-08)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index 4a3a4f14a556..68f7e8c29a45 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
 description = "Non-validator ZKsync node"
-version = "24.16.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.17.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true