diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5862ad0..c2f8835 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-	".": "0.1.6"
+	".": "0.1.7"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a15281d..2b88184 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.7](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/compare/v0.1.6...v0.1.7) (2026-08-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* bound Playwright browser install with a timeout and retry ([dff75ea](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/commit/dff75ea5f5ac9c9ae15e2a04ad672572fc4a3a1d))
+* bound Playwright browser install with a timeout and retry ([d5d235e](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/commit/d5d235e32a544b74da50b8ff4bc0eb6b4ee9a446))
+
 ## [0.1.6](https://github.com/WordPress/sync-storage/compare/v0.1.5...v0.1.6) (2026-08-19)
 
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 141f554..e4e2330 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: collaboration, real-time, gutenberg, presence, yjs
 Requires at least: 7.0
 Tested up to: 7.0
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Stable tag: 0.1.6
+Stable tag: 0.1.7
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
diff --git a/sync-storage.php b/sync-storage.php
index bc1cee7..1662208 100644
--- a/sync-storage.php
+++ b/sync-storage.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: Sync Storage
  * Description: WP_Sync_Storage implementation for WordPress collaborative editing.
- * Version: 0.1.6
+ * Version: 0.1.7
  * Requires at least: 7.0
  * Requires PHP: 7.4
  * Requires Plugins: presence-api, gutenberg
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function () {
 	return;
 }
 
-define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_VERSION', '0.1.6' );
+define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_VERSION', '0.1.7' );
 define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_DB_VERSION', 1 );
 define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'WP_SYNC_STORAGE_PLUGIN_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );