diff --git a/.authors.yml b/.authors.yml
index de435487c..c1b47aa1b 100644
--- a/.authors.yml
+++ b/.authors.yml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
   github: chenghlee
 - name: conda-bot
   email: ad-team+condabot@anaconda.com
-  num_commits: 70
+  num_commits: 71
   first_commit: 2022-01-25 21:38:28
   alternate_emails:
   - 18747875+conda-bot@users.noreply.github.com
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
   github: RahulARanger
 - name: Marco Esters
   email: mesters@anaconda.com
-  num_commits: 74
+  num_commits: 75
   first_commit: 2023-05-12 11:44:12
   github: marcoesters
 - name: Darryl Miles
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
   github: deepeshaburse
 - name: pre-commit-ci[bot]
   email: 66853113+pre-commit-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
-  num_commits: 98
+  num_commits: 99
   first_commit: 2023-05-02 12:01:43
   github: pre-commit-ci[bot]
 - name: Matthias Kuhn
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
   github: m-kuhn
 - name: dependabot[bot]
   email: 49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
-  num_commits: 98
+  num_commits: 99
   github: dependabot[bot]
   first_commit: 2024-05-07 10:16:05
 - name: Julien Jerphanion
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
   github: Jrice1317
   alternate_emails:
   - 100002667+Jrice1317@users.noreply.github.com
-  num_commits: 9
+  num_commits: 10
   first_commit: 2025-07-30 14:27:00
 - name: dionizijefa
   github: dionizijefa
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
   email: 34315751+lrandersson@users.noreply.github.com
   alternate_emails:
   - randersson@anaconda.com
-  num_commits: 53
+  num_commits: 54
   first_commit: 2025-10-21 08:30:00
 - name: David Laehnemann
   github: dlaehnemann
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0477b2d52..8f42f961c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 [//]: # (current developments)
 
+## 2026-08-27   3.17.1:
+### Enhancements
+
+* EXE: Speed up the "Setting installation directory permissions..." step of Windows installers considerably. (#828 via #1335)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* EXE installers: only warn when attempting to install a Windows AMD64 installer on ARM64. (#1337)
+
+### Contributors
+
+* @marcoesters
+* @lrandersson
+
+
+
 ## 2026-08-21   3.17.0:
 ### Enhancements
 
diff --git a/news/1337-windows-arch-check-warnings b/news/1337-windows-arch-check-warnings
deleted file mode 100644
index cad51323a..000000000
--- a/news/1337-windows-arch-check-warnings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-### Enhancements
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Bug fixes
-
-* EXE installers: only warn when attempting to install a Windows AMD64 installer on ARM64. (#1337)
-
-### Deprecations
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Docs
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Other
-
-* <news item>
diff --git a/news/828-fast-entry-point-acl-fix b/news/828-fast-entry-point-acl-fix
deleted file mode 100644
index f7552aa40..000000000
--- a/news/828-fast-entry-point-acl-fix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-### Enhancements
-
-* EXE: Speed up the "Setting installation directory permissions..." step of Windows installers considerably. (#828 via #1335)
-
-### Bug fixes
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Deprecations
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Docs
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Other
-
-* <news item>