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+title: Apache Kudu 1.17.1 Released
+author: Abhishek Chennaka
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+The Apache Kudu team is happy to announce the release of Kudu 1.17.1!
+
+This maintenance release fixes critical bugs and build issues discovered in Apache
+Kudu 1.17.0. Users of Kudu 1.17.0 are encouraged to upgrade to 1.17.1 as soon as
+possible.
+
+The changes include the following:
+
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+
+* Upgraded several thirdparty components either to address CVEs or fix build
+  issues discovered with contemporary releases.
+
+* Fixed file descriptor leak in encryption-at-rest
+  (see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KUDU-3520[KUDU-3520]).
+
+* Fixed bug in range-aware tablet replica placement causing Kudu master to crash
+  (see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KUDU-3532[KUDU-3532]).
+
+The above is just a few of the fixes, for a more complete list of  improvements and
+fixes please refer to the [release notes](/releases/1.17.1/docs/release_notes.html).
+
+The Apache Kudu project only publishes source code releases. To build Kudu
+1.17.1, follow these steps:
+
+- Download the Kudu [1.17.1 source release](/releases/1.17.1)
+- Follow the instructions in the documentation to build Kudu [1.17.1 from
+  source](/releases/1.17.1/docs/installation.html#build_from_source)
+
+For your convenience, binary JAR files for the Kudu Java client library, Spark
+DataSource, Flume sink, and other Java integrations are published to the ASF
+Maven repository and are [now
+available](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.apache.kudu%20AND%20v:1.17.1).
+
+The Python client source is also available on
+[PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/kudu-python/).
+
+Additionally, experimental Docker images are published to
+[Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/kudu).