diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1b6320ce4..31d7c70b3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version v17.6.0 (released 2024-12-09)
+
+- notifications: add comment notification for subcoms
+    fix new subcommunity title
+- ui: refactored and generalized OrganizationsList
+- affiliations: added identifiers in orgs
+- schema: added  orgs in ui schema
+- fix: extend invitation request expiry
+- tests: remove invenio-admin dependence
+    * Removes the dependence on the invenio-admin action need.
+    * Adds some more test cases for featured communities.
+
 Version v17.5.1 (released 2024-11-28)
 
 - settings-ui: fix organizations metadata payload
diff --git a/invenio_communities/__init__.py b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
index 0442497df..7069eadfd 100644
--- a/invenio_communities/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 from .ext import InvenioCommunities
 from .proxies import current_communities
 
-__version__ = "17.5.1"
+__version__ = "17.6.0"
 
 __all__ = ("InvenioCommunities", "current_communities")