diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index f0d757d989..13eba0a0b3 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
+### 2026.03.17
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **youtube**
+    - [Always respect `webpage_client` extractor-arg](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/66c4947e9cb70c9de96f7da75f9acbe4192d6c9d) ([#16250](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16250)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Fix `--live-from-start` support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1b6ec8fc2589a1733a0937270faa4230ce6b1ca5) ([#16254](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16254)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Update ejs to 0.8.0](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/04d6974f502bbdfaed72c624344f262e30ad9708) ([#16269](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16269)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **build**: [Use PyInstaller v6.19.0 for Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7fab4c2b23e16c4a4f94020a37a6bdf8d502be37) ([#16265](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16265)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **ci**: [Bump actions pins](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4fc768b7f7194a05b13ad3e7bc5bfde84ed9ede7) ([#16252](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16252)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **docs**: [Fix `player_client` extractor-arg documentation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e68afb28277b4bee39726dbcbb06801edde9f659) ([#16235](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16235)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **test**: networking: [Mark all CurlCFFIRH tests as flaky for any OS](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/18656b2f2af41a138793c7012a88f467c0d90274) ([#16266](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16266)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
 ### 2026.03.13
 
 #### Extractor changes
diff --git a/yt_dlp/version.py b/yt_dlp/version.py
index 59cf3535da..6d866f4c3a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/version.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
 
-__version__ = '2026.03.13'
+__version__ = '2026.03.17'
 
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '92f1d99dbe1e10d942ef0963f625dbc5bc0768aa'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '04d6974f502bbdfaed72c624344f262e30ad9708'
 
 VARIANT = None
 
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CHANNEL = 'stable'
 
 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
 
-_pkg_version = '2026.03.13'
+_pkg_version = '2026.03.17'