diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99093e2..b989fea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.0](https://github.com/noormdev/ignatius/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0) (2026-08-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* json column type, structured example cells, syntax highlighting ([8dd5503](https://github.com/noormdev/ignatius/commit/8dd5503a12483830595468c4d0d0920ae68eec68))
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/noormdev/ignatius/compare/v0.15.1...v0.16.0) (2026-08-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e026af1..4943bb7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ignatius",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "description": "ignatius — a markdown-driven IDEF1X ERD viewer + static site generator",
diff --git a/release-please-manifest.json b/release-please-manifest.json
index bc7e4aa..7b51ca0 100644
--- a/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.16.0"
+  ".": "0.17.0"
 }