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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 quarkus:
-  version: 3.17.5
-  announce: /blog/quarkus-3-17-5-released/
+  version: 3.17.6
+  announce: /blog/quarkus-3-17-6-released/
 graalvm: 'for Java 21'
 jdk: "17+"
 maven: 3.9.6+
diff --git a/_posts/2025-01-08-quarkus-3-17-6-released.adoc b/_posts/2025-01-08-quarkus-3-17-6-released.adoc
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@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: 'Quarkus 3.17.6 - Maintenance release'
+date: 2025-01-08
+tags: release
+synopsis: 'We released Quarkus 3.17.6, a maintenance release for our 3.17 release train.'
+author: gsmet
+---
+
+We released Quarkus 3.17.6, a maintenance release for our 3.17 release train, and the first release for 2025.
+
+== Update
+
+To update to Quarkus 3.17, we recommend updating to the latest version of the Quarkus CLI and run:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+quarkus update
+----
+
+Note that `quarkus update` can update your applications from any version of Quarkus (including 2.x) to Quarkus 3.17.
+
+For more information about the adjustments you need to make to your applications, please refer to the https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/wiki/Migration-Guide-3.17[Quarkus 3.17 migration guide].
+
+== Full changelog
+
+You can get the full changelog of https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/releases/tag/3.17.6[3.17.6] on GitHub.
+
+== Come Join Us
+
+We value your feedback a lot so please report bugs, ask for improvements... Let's build something great together!
+
+If you are a Quarkus user or just curious, don't be shy and join our welcoming community:
+
+ * provide feedback on https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues[GitHub];
+ * craft some code and https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/pulls[push a PR];
+ * discuss with us on https://quarkusio.zulipchat.com/[Zulip] and on the https://groups.google.com/d/forum/quarkus-dev[mailing list];
+ * ask your questions on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/quarkus[Stack Overflow].