diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66dbfab0..a3e95aa9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME = fabric-ca
 GO_VER ?= 1.25.7
 UBUNTU_VER ?= 22.04
 DEBIAN_VER ?= stretch
-BASE_VERSION ?= v1.5.16
+BASE_VERSION ?= v1.5.17
 
 ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH)
 PLATFORM=$(shell go env GOOS)-$(shell go env GOARCH)
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ release/%/bin/fabric-ca-server: $(GO_SOURCE)
 # to the test target you are running i.e. (unit-tests, int-tests, all-tests).
 .PHONY: docker-thirdparty
 docker-thirdparty:
-	docker pull postgres:13.13
-	docker pull mysql:8.0
+	docker pull postgres:$(PG_VER)
+	docker pull mariadb:11
 
 .PHONY: dist
 dist: dist-clean release
diff --git a/release_notes/v1.5.17.md b/release_notes/v1.5.17.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8373c19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release_notes/v1.5.17.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+v1.5.17 Release Notes - February 6, 2026
+========================================
+
+v1.5.17 updates dependencies to address the following security vulnerabilities:
+
+- CVE-2025-68121
+- CVE-2025-61730
+- CVE-2025-61726
+
+This release also allows CA URLs to include path components. For example,
+`https://my-fabric-ca/ca`. Previously only `https://my-fabric-ca` would be
+accepted.
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+Fabric CA v1.5.17 has been tested with the following dependencies:
+- Go 1.25.7
+- Ubuntu 22.04 (for Docker images)
+- Databases
+    - PostgreSQL 17
+    - MariaDB 11
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