diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a7db53bb9..d80e8d0f3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "17.4.0"
+  ".": "17.4.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ad56f40c0..342a0dad2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-please?activeTab=versions
 
+## [17.4.1](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v17.4.0...v17.4.1) (2026-04-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* do not attempt to create pull request when no changes detected ([#2722](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/2722)) ([9ecabc4](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/commit/9ecabc40a724e1ba64158844fc9b27ee5d6ed0a2))
+
 ## [17.4.0](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v17.3.0...v17.4.0) (2026-04-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef5f67518..831f3d916 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "17.4.0",
+  "version": "17.4.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "release-please",
-      "version": "17.4.0",
+      "version": "17.4.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 625d1c5cf..cc71ce57c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please",
-  "version": "17.4.0",
+  "version": "17.4.1",
   "description": "generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec",
   "main": "./build/src/index.js",
   "bin": "./build/src/bin/release-please.js",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5ad9d61d3..ea2347186 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ export const configSchema = require('../../schemas/config.json');
 export const manifestSchema = require('../../schemas/manifest.json');
 
 // x-release-please-start-version
-export const VERSION = '17.4.0';
+export const VERSION = '17.4.1';
 // x-release-please-end