diff --git a/data/misc/io.github.Zoitechat.appdata.xml.in b/data/misc/io.github.Zoitechat.appdata.xml.in
index c8ab4c73..be122852 100644
--- a/data/misc/io.github.Zoitechat.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/misc/io.github.Zoitechat.appdata.xml.in
@@ -25,9 +25,17 @@
     <id>zoitechat.desktop</id>
   </provides>
   <releases>
+    <release date="2026-01-13" version="2.17.2">
+      <description>
+        <p>This is a release with small fixes:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Changes to Auto Replace. Will make matches in almost any scenario, Pasted, typed, beginning, end or middle of words/scentences etc.</li>
+          </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2026-01-12" version="2.17.1">
       <description>
-        <p>This is a pre-release with small improvements and fixes:</p>
+        <p>This is a release with small improvements and fixes:</p>
         <ul>
           <li>First implementation of dark mode.</li>
           </ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b128a7d3..78809ac0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('zoitechat', 'c',
-  version: '2.17.1',
+  version: '2.17.2',
   meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=gnu89',
diff --git a/win32/version.txt b/win32/version.txt
index 3f8eb714..94dc0ec9 100644
--- a/win32/version.txt
+++ b/win32/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.17.1
+2.17.2