diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4512ddf5..35b9893a2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [2.17.9](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/compare/v2.17.8...v2.17.9) (2022-01-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* bump version of follow-redirects to avoid vulnerability ([#189](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/issues/189)) ([b88c67a](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/commit/b88c67a52cd5129cc12228266c2499cbd1fefeec))
+
 ## [2.17.8](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/compare/v2.17.7...v2.17.8) (2022-01-18)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1bbf60d5b..66e00c1f5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ibm-cloud-sdk-core",
-  "version": "2.17.8",
+  "version": "2.17.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ibm-cloud-sdk-core",
-      "version": "2.17.8",
+      "version": "2.17.9",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/file-type": "~5.2.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f870facc..267e17967 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ibm-cloud-sdk-core",
-  "version": "2.17.8",
+  "version": "2.17.9",
   "description": "Core functionality to support SDKs generated with IBM's OpenAPI SDK Generator.",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "typings": "./es/index.d.ts",