diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c8e5b4d1..c9cb869a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.17.2"
+  ".": "2.17.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0271750..e1a7e0b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.17.3](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/compare/v2.17.2...v2.17.3) (2026-05-02)
+
+
+### Maintenance
+
+* **ci:** optimize pipeline with artifact reuse and job renaming ([b53e9d9](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/commit/b53e9d9867884f62dfa882d79a3b6ab8467f1f03))
+* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.6.3 ([#681](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/issues/681)) ([8b9a3a9](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/commit/8b9a3a9fd7464402290e292e388b37cf304d4a10))
+* **deps:** update deps:docs-non-major ([#678](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/issues/678)) ([28d0fd0](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/commit/28d0fd080548ddc0c40386dca4339b8d1c86415c))
+* **deps:** update deps:lib-non-major ([#677](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/issues/677)) ([5a251f1](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/commit/5a251f10cef7b93504e0cea0e6b41613d4e219ab))
+* **deps:** update github artifact actions ([#679](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/issues/679)) ([d346a7f](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/commit/d346a7f962dea2b05c97a40439b9965859ddd25d))
+* **release:** harden release notes prompt against hallucinations ([cb1789c](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/commit/cb1789cc6f55d1a025ccc8d988833e36833a728e))
+
+
+### CI/CD Pipeline
+
+* modernize release pipeline and maintenance workflows ([a7e0a5a](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/commit/a7e0a5a321cf65e36647c62f283d6e202b82f4c0))
+
 ## [2.17.2](https://github.com/ahochsteger/gmail-processor/compare/v2.17.1...v2.17.2) (2026-04-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cbaab5ea..1262099d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "gmail-processor",
-  "version": "2.17.2",
+  "version": "2.17.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "gmail-processor",
-      "version": "2.17.2",
+      "version": "2.17.3",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@cantoo/pdf-lib": "2.6.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07e479df..e7a26471 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gmail-processor",
-  "version": "2.17.2",
+  "version": "2.17.3",
   "description": "Gmail Processor is an open-source project that automates the processing of Gmail messages and attachments using Google Apps Script and execute actions (e.g. store attachments in a GDrive folder, log information in a spreadsheet) depending on matching criteria.",
   "scripts": {
     "all:audit-security": "npx concurrently 'npm:audit:security:*'",