diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 93ff6c9d..9020f702 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+shadow (1:4.17.0~rc1-1) experimental; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream version 4.17.0~rc1
+  * Add upstream patch for new return-code for bad usernames
+  * Refresh patches
+  * d/copyright: update
+  * Forbid purely numeric user/group names, and "." and ".."
+
+ -- Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>  Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:55:32 +0100
+
 shadow (1:4.16.0-7) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Florent 'Skia' Jacquet ]