diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 721922886..253b60c08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-spanner?activeTab=versions
 
+## [7.17.1](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v7.17.0...v7.17.1) (2025-01-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove default global trace context propagator ([#2209](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2209)) ([7898e0c](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/7898e0ce0477e2d4327822ac26a2674203b47a64)), closes [#2208](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2208)
+
 ## [7.17.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v7.16.0...v7.17.0) (2024-12-27)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ab398153..a633f96b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/spanner",
   "description": "Cloud Spanner Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "7.17.0",
+  "version": "7.17.1",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 141968d42..4b31e02b7 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/kms": "^4.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/precise-date": "^4.0.0",
-    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^7.17.0",
+    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^7.17.1",
     "protobufjs": "^7.0.0",
     "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },