diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f944edd82b01a8a9d27fae142d64f7f20330d7ed..4fec4a208741527eeb05e1af3f1e168a7dd84735 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.1](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/iam/activate-account/api/compare/0.17.0...0.17.1) (2025-02-07)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct read only create behaviour ([d37847b](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/iam/activate-account/api/commit/d37847b67425421b781e1c870659eb907a96f447))
+
 ## [0.17.0](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/iam/activate-account/api/compare/0.16.1...0.17.0) (2025-02-04)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 594d0145b0228c3e3941334b916f65e002c4a8f7..b2ef5239e5ff434f0ca4644b55a5ed761d56080f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "activate_account"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.1"
 description = ""
 authors = [ ]
 readme = "README.md"