diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst
index 711df75f9b2..114e004f1bf 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.14.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ ansible-core 2.14 "C'mon Everybody" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.14.17rc1
+===========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2024-05-13
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.14/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.14.html>`__
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- ansible-test - Automatically enable the PyPI proxy for the ``centos7`` container to restore the ability to use ``pip`` in that container.
+
 v2.14.16
 ========
 
@@ -66,6 +81,7 @@ Bugfixes
 --------
 
 - ``ansible-test sanity --test runtime-metadata`` - add ``action_plugin`` as a valid field for modules in the schema (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/82562).
+- ansible-galaxy role install - fix symlinks (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82702, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
 - ansible-galaxy role install - normalize tarfile paths and symlinks using ``ansible.utils.path.unfrackpath`` and consider them valid as long as the realpath is in the tarfile's role directory (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
 - unsafe data - Enable directly using ``AnsibleUnsafeText`` with Python ``pathlib`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82414)
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index fbdbfa0dd02..f2c5c36ceba 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1016,6 +1016,8 @@ releases:
       bugfixes:
       - '``ansible-test sanity --test runtime-metadata`` - add ``action_plugin`` as
         a valid field for modules in the schema (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/82562).'
+      - ansible-galaxy role install - fix symlinks (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82702,
+        https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
       - ansible-galaxy role install - normalize tarfile paths and symlinks using ``ansible.utils.path.unfrackpath``
         and consider them valid as long as the realpath is in the tarfile's role directory
         (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81965).
@@ -1102,6 +1104,21 @@ releases:
     - 82574-ansible-test-ansible-doc-underscore.yml
     - winrm-task-timeout.yml
     release_date: '2024-04-16'
+  2.14.17rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - ansible-test - Automatically enable the PyPI proxy for the ``centos7`` container
+        to restore the ability to use ``pip`` in that container.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-05-13
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.14/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.14.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: C'mon Everybody
+    fragments:
+    - 2.14.17rc1_summary.yaml
+    - ansible-test-centos7-pypi-proxy.yml
+    release_date: '2024-05-13'
   2.14.1rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.14.17rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.14.17rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8c059c51a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.14.17rc1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-05-13
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.14/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.14.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 7aa6c704509..d4817024f9f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.14.16.post0'
+__version__ = '2.14.17rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "C'mon Everybody"