diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 72bf15aa..fe740a5a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   "lib/shared/common": "2.5.0",
   "lib/shared/internal": "1.12.2",
   "lib/shared/test-helpers": "2.1.0",
-  "lib/sdk/server": "7.17.3"
+  "lib/sdk/server": "7.17.4"
 }
diff --git a/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md b/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md
index 69e1a255..950275d3 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Java SDK will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [7.17.4](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/compare/launchdarkly-java-server-sdk-7.17.3...launchdarkly-java-server-sdk-7.17.4) (2026-11-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Clamp an over-large start wait time instead of overflowing ([#243](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/issues/243)) ([754ee94](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/commit/754ee94deeb5032c3b19de6b6d69783bcd2aca59))
+
 ## [7.17.3](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/compare/launchdarkly-java-server-sdk-7.17.2...launchdarkly-java-server-sdk-7.17.3) (2026-10-14)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties b/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties
index f8b358d7..428f0f18 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #x-release-please-start-version
-version=7.17.3
+version=7.17.4
 #x-release-please-end
 
 # See https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/11308 regarding the following property
diff --git a/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java b/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java
index df42b827..159729bd 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java
+++ b/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ private Version() {}
   
   // This constant is updated automatically by our Gradle script during a release, if the project version has changed
   // x-release-please-start-version
-  static final String SDK_VERSION = "7.17.3";
+  static final String SDK_VERSION = "7.17.4";
   // x-release-please-end
 }