diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0dd565aad8..d9e92f3a02 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ project('xserver', 'c',
             'buildtype=debugoptimized',
             'c_std=gnu99',
         ],
-        version: '25.0.0.16',
+        version: '25.0.0.17',
         meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
 )
-release_date = '2025-11-20'
+release_date = '2025-12-15'
 
 add_project_arguments('-DHAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H', language: ['c', 'objc'])
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')