diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 620967823..7ddcaa34d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [2.17.3](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/compare/v2.17.2...v2.17.3) (2021-12-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* bump dependencies to avoid vulnerability alerts ([#183](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/issues/183)) ([aef2c6a](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/commit/aef2c6a2b2a58ce71990b4ae754a3a0ce32e64fd))
+
 ## [2.17.2](https://github.com/IBM/node-sdk-core/compare/v2.17.1...v2.17.2) (2021-12-08)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe98ed6c6..a0ec7e839 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ibm-cloud-sdk-core",
-  "version": "2.17.2",
+  "version": "2.17.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8596c96e1..d17d7876c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ibm-cloud-sdk-core",
-  "version": "2.17.2",
+  "version": "2.17.3",
   "description": "Core functionality to support SDKs generated with IBM's OpenAPI SDK Generator.",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "module": "./es/index.js",