diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 391333e0e9..5522caae55 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.16.2"
+  ".": "3.17.0"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1380eeded8..f38f62919b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.17.0](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v3.16.2...v3.17.0) (2026-09-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** add external storage configuration management ([#3909](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3909)) ([6332577](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/6332577d3fb5f83f7f381a431460262f7192402d))
+* **api:** add safety case retrieval ([#3911](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3911)) ([a87b938](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/a87b938545b34c1880b9914b43a5039072f40b09))
+* **api:** add safety warning and deactivation webhook events ([#3908](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3908)) ([19f1f37](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/19f1f3769f4d2e907b6970c52f647a750de625e6))
+* **api:** add session environment reset events ([#3913](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3913)) ([69a2c1d](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/69a2c1db6feacf32be6693809e7cab1c3b49cad7))
+* **api:** add SIP media security to incoming call events ([#3907](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3907)) ([c377eb2](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/c377eb21f03efb223180730d6da61f9e8d500063))
+* **api:** support environment variable vault credentials ([#3905](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3905)) ([eeebc53](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/eeebc535572dfe034e2c82958df4d0c22f94301e))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **api:** correct model types and network policy docs ([618bb31](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/618bb312e52c2b62f75f56602b7388e6d023aa33))
+* **api:** preserve model choices and defer error response docs ([#3931](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3931)) ([6e7a90f](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/6e7a90f18b92dcf320e94b1edf98187568ac6fbd))
+* **lib:** treat null message content as empty in parse_response ([#3851](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3851)) ([fab5283](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/fab5283255ad76d9e79e202e1cf46b6eea783f4b))
+* **lib:** use log.warning instead of the deprecated log.warn ([#3878](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3878)) ([56b1708](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/56b17081e22d8e168421e91bb400017ec2b0be89))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **api:** document API error response contracts ([#3917](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3917)) ([fededc9](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/fededc9e51f4fef2b251e25542766c83065373b0))
+* **api:** document response management resources ([#3912](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3912)) ([eaa5b77](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/eaa5b77912a2c3c4feff0a734b6ca087ccf52a01))
+* **deps:** bump actions/github-script from 7.1.0 to 9.0.0 ([#3769](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3769)) ([32e07e1](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/32e07e19438abada5da5bfb530c49f385ed849d4))
+* **deps:** bump actions/upload-artifact from 5.0.0 to 7.0.1 ([#3767](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3767)) ([b413abe](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/b413abed3e9d5e998743c0b46f5011eece2dd4ed))
+* **deps:** bump CodeQL init and analyze to 4.37.8 ([#3765](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3765)) ([f95237f](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/f95237f6d132d04ee65c5af6a8891e9b9f9708e4))
+* **deps:** bump CodeQL init and analyze to 4.37.8 ([#3766](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3766)) ([690a8b5](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/690a8b5c1cb2ea8f23bcc5d23a78fd22352d6999))
+* **deps:** bump httpx2 from 2.7.0 to 2.12.0 in the python-security group across 1 directory ([#3823](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3823)) ([9b8e399](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/9b8e3998d99aedb446626906096ee3181a6cf62f))
+* **deps:** bump openai/codex-action from 1.11 to 1.12 ([#3768](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3768)) ([9c1579b](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/9c1579b43dba640d2586bd2f6936fa7159385821))
+
 ## [3.16.2](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v3.16.1...v3.16.2) (2026-09-18)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2104968afa..08ad420ecd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "openai"
-version = "3.16.2"
+version = "3.17.0"
 description = "The official Python library for the openai API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/openai/_version.py b/src/openai/_version.py
index 3354846838..243ec74fbb 100644
--- a/src/openai/_version.py
+++ b/src/openai/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 __title__ = "openai"
-__version__ = "3.16.2"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "3.17.0"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 1325814bc6..7ca3191634 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openai"
-version = "3.16.2" # x-release-please-version
+version = "3.17.0" # x-release-please-version
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anyio" },