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@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning][].
 [keep a changelog]: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 [semantic versioning]: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html
 
-## [unreleased]
+## v0.17.1
 
 ### Fixes
 
 -   Compatibility with numpy 2.0 ([#525](https://github.com/scverse/scirpy/pull/525))
 
+### Chore
+
+-   scverse template update to v0.4 ([#519](https://github.com/scverse/scirpy/pull/519))
+
 ## v0.17.0
 
 ### Additions