diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index fb87e824bec..eafa89bbaac 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ g_stands_for = "gizmo"
 
 core_version = "7.0.0"
 
-version = "1.17.1-pre1"
+version = "1.17.1"
 
 GPR_PUBLIC_HDRS = [
     "include/grpc/support/alloc.h",
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index df1fd85e050..946ffb34ecc 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ settings:
   '#10': See the expand_version.py for all the quirks here
   core_version: 7.0.0
   g_stands_for: gizmo
-  version: 1.17.1-pre1
+  version: 1.17.1
 filegroups:
 - name: alts_proto
   headers: