diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 9c57c28..27af7c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+0.17.0 (2016-07-19)
+-------------------
+
+* Data Binding framework is added, which allows easy tying of model changes
+  to WebSockets (and other protocols) and vice-versa.
+
+* Standardised WebSocket/JSON multiplexing introduced
+
+* WebSocket generic consumers now have a 'close' argument on send/group_send
+
+
 0.16.1 (2016-07-12)
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/channels/__init__.py b/channels/__init__.py
index 2aff6ec..3f8d4e6 100644
--- a/channels/__init__.py
+++ b/channels/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.17.0"
 
 default_app_config = 'channels.apps.ChannelsConfig'
 DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER = 'default'