Backport #2543 (#2544)

Author: JoshMock

docs/changelog.asciidoc

@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 [[changelog-client]]
 == Release notes
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.17.0
+
+[discrete]
+==== Features
+
+[discrete]
+===== Support for Elasticsearch `v8.17`
+
+You can find all the API changes
+https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.17/release-notes-8.17.0.html[here].
+
+[discrete]
+=== 8.16.3
+
+[discrete]
+==== Fixes
+
+[discrete]
+===== Improved support for Elasticsearch `v8.16`
+
+Updated TypeScript types based on fixes and improvements to the Elasticsearch specification.
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.16.2
 

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@elastic/elasticsearch",
-  "version": "8.15.0",
-  "versionCanary": "8.15.0-canary.0",
+  "version": "8.17.0",
+  "versionCanary": "8.17.0-canary.0",
   "description": "The official Elasticsearch client for Node.js",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",