diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 32def660..c21bd049 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.17.1-rc1 21701010
+2.17.2-rc0 21702000
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21702000.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21702000.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02bac681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21702000.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Updates contain bugfixes, performance improvements and maybe new features.
+A detailed changelog is always available on GitHub.
+
+FYI: It’s just me here, sometimes replies might take a bit. Sorry for that!
+¯\_(ツ)_/¯
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 45a9feef..a0772200 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### Updated by release.sh ###
 project.versioning.major=2
 project.versioning.minor=17
-project.versioning.patch=1
-project.versioning.build=1
+project.versioning.patch=2
+project.versioning.build=0
 #############################