diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index be1ce937..d41379f4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.17.3-rc0 21703000
+2.17.4-rc0 21704000
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21704000.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21704000.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7e4702c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21704000.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+🐛 Bug fixes, 🚀 performance boosts, maybe even ✨ new features.
+
+Changelog: https://capod.darken.eu/changelog
+
+FYI: It’s just me here — thanks for understanding if replies take a bit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 97ae57df..ab37173b 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=3
+project.versioning.patch=4
 project.versioning.build=0
 #############################