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 # Release Notes
 
+## 2.17
+
+Fixed a header bug (contributed by alderwick).
+
 ## 2.16
 
 Some outgoing connection tweaks: the protocol is no longer forced to be HTTP/1.1 and timeouts are less restrictive. This has proven useful for some unreachable instances.