diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f082b18..09a9391 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.17.0"
+  ".": "0.17.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c858c3c..d11fc18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.1](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1) (2026-04-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* block template marker delimiters in front matter identity fields ([#315](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/issues/315)) ([2575246](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/commit/2575246ef14b958e4baf757688190d6109286bf4))
+
 ## [0.17.0](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0) (2026-04-23)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c6b8929..03dbccb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ado-aw"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ado-aw-derive",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 42e0940..a8502e0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ado-aw"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.17.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]