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+# Release v0.17.0
+
+- chore: update 'flake.nix' (#1012)
+- Revert "feat: replace docker with oras (#<!---->904)" (#1005)
+- !OCI Annotations change in Component Descriptor for Component Versions: \`ocm-artifact\` -> \`software.ocm.artifact\` and introduce \`software.ocm.creator\` (#987)
+- Upgrade levenshtein dependency (#1009)
+- Introduce update state on CV implementation API (#976)
+- documentation: fix uploader documentation (#991)
+- documentation: Update the installation options (#979)
+- chore: reduce cache pressure by early deleting cache entries after PR closure (#986)
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- fix!(release): retract 0.16.0-z (#1006)
+- Fix/publish release (#1001)
+- Fixes for docu + cleanup test leftovers (#993)
+
+## 🧰 Maintenance
+
+<details>
+<summary>5 changes</summary>
+
+- chore(release): also call make generate to update files (#992)
+- chore(ci): remove i386, optimize latest build and add various comments (#1010)
+- chore(ci): use reusable stale bot configuration (#1008)
+- chore(ci): add stale bot for issues (#1002)
+- chore(ci): make sure we use candidates and branches by default (#1004)
+</details>
+
+## ⬆️ Dependencies
+
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 5 updates (#989)
+- chore(deps): bump anchore/sbom-action from 0.17.3 to 0.17.4 in the ci group (#988)
+