diff --git a/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
index 21c55237ecf..fa57a850988 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Unreleased
+
 - [feature] Added support for server templates via `TemplateGenerativeModel` and
   `TemplateImagenModel`. (#7503)
 
diff --git a/firebase-ai/gradle.properties b/firebase-ai/gradle.properties
index 71fb4bdaf4b..27b59b65360 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/gradle.properties
+++ b/firebase-ai/gradle.properties
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-version=17.5.1
+version=17.6.0
 latestReleasedVersion=17.5.0