diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 002087716..ec0661b9c 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Release 0.17.5 : (Security update)
+ * The JSONRPC interface is password protected
+ * JSONRPC commands are disabled if the GUI is running, except 'ping', which is used to determine if a GUI is already running
+
 # Release v0.17.4
   * fix ledger issue on windows
 
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index 902cb434e..2644e71b0 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = '0.17.4.2'  # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = '0.17.5'  # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '1.1'  # protocol version requested
 
 # The hash of the mnemonic seed must begin with this