diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
index 8be95acf2f2..4251d21eeb9 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """langchain-core version information and utilities."""
 
-VERSION = "1.2.16"
+VERSION = "1.2.17"
diff --git a/libs/core/pyproject.toml b/libs/core/pyproject.toml
index dd34525bdb7..08c49c96783 100644
--- a/libs/core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/core/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
 ]
 
-version = "1.2.16"
+version = "1.2.17"
 requires-python = ">=3.10.0,<4.0.0"
 dependencies = [
     "langsmith>=0.3.45,<1.0.0",