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-{
-    "id": "21d25177-2aba-4300-964e-9de3eb7fbf6e",
-    "type": "misc",
-    "description": "Update smithy-kotlin version"
-}
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-{
-    "id": "34fc4fc2-ad2d-4264-976c-5013324c10b7",
-    "type": "feature",
-    "description": "Add support for event streams",
-    "issues": [
-        "awslabs/aws-sdk-kotlin#543"
-    ]
-}
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-{
-    "id": "354c9857-8af1-43b7-9bcf-bff91aa32bc5",
-    "type": "misc",
-    "description": "Use explict CoroutineScope for consuming event stream flow"
-}
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-{
-    "id": "6313ed78-29f9-4d71-af08-38b6a62bcd40",
-    "type": "feature",
-    "description": "Mark event stream HTTP body as duplex stream"
-}
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-{
-    "id": "6cb06363-7f79-4f03-b8f2-efaac82945ac",
-    "type": "bugfix",
-    "description": "Merge per-op custom metadata to avoid clobbering per-client metadata",
-    "issues": [
-        "awslabs/aws-sdk-kotlin#694"
-    ]
-}
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-{
-    "id": "704b9a6e-d859-4706-b39f-91052b375834",
-    "type": "misc",
-    "description": "Add unbound event stream payload deserialization path"
-}
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-{
-    "id": "909db533-6b5f-4fd9-9d79-7f4fd8e46671",
-    "type": "misc",
-    "description": "Sync AWS service models"
-}
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.6-beta] - 09/19/2022
+
+### Features
+* [#543](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-kotlin/issues/543) Add support for event streams
+* Mark event stream HTTP body as duplex stream
+
+### Fixes
+* [#694](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-kotlin/issues/694) Merge per-op custom metadata to avoid clobbering per-client metadata
+
+### Miscellaneous
+* Sync AWS service models
+* Update smithy-kotlin version
+* Add unbound event stream payload deserialization path
+* Use explict CoroutineScope for consuming event stream flow
+
 ## [0.17.5-beta] - 08/18/2022
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6f157052d73..a45f987db40 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kotlin.native.ignoreDisabledTargets=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=2G
 
 # sdk
-sdkVersion=0.17.6-SNAPSHOT
+sdkVersion=0.17.6-beta
 
 # codegen
 smithyVersion=1.23.0
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ slf4jVersion=1.7.36
 
 # dokka config (values specified at build-time as needed)
 smithyKotlinPackageListUrl=
-smithyKotlinDocBaseUrl=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-kotlin/latest/reference/smithy-kotlin
+smithyKotlinDocBaseUrl=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-kotlin/latest/reference/smithy-kotlin
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