diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2020649..0f5c877 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,40 @@ All notable changes to DashCaddy are documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.17.0] - 2026-10-07
+
+### Added
+- **DC-CATALOG-3: catalog deploys route through the shipdeck bridge.** The App Selector sends
+  `subdomain` to `POST /api/deploys/catalog`, which validates the label and forwards it to the
+  bridge; the route reads the bridge journal for service state instead of spawning a subprocess per
+  service.
+- **Composition-root e2e suite.** `__tests__/e2e-node/composition-root.e2e.test.js` boots the real
+  app via `createApp()`, mints a JWT, and probes each mounted route against a nonexistent control
+  path in the identical request shape, so a real mount is distinguishable from an unknown route.
+- **Shield route committed.** `routes/shield.js` (until now present only on the production host) is
+  tracked in git, mounted by `src/app.js`, and covered by `__tests__/shield-dc.routes.test.js`.
+
+### Fixed
+- **DC-160: catalog detail returned empty template metadata.** `routes/catalog.js` reads
+  `app.docker.*` from the catalog template instead of the hand-rolled category map.
+- **Deploy audit contract.** The catalog-deploy route calls
+  `auditLogger.log({action,resource,details,outcome,ip})` fire-and-forget — the same dependency
+  shape `src/app.js` injects — and the route test constructs that shape, so a divergence fails.
+- **Bridge response handling is total.** Any non-plain-object body (`null`, arrays, empty) is
+  coerced into the same failure shape as a non-JSON body, so no `body.ok` dereference can 500 or
+  report a false success.
+- **Subdomain labels.** Validation rejects leading and trailing hyphens and is length-bounded
+  (1-63 characters); the rejection table in the route suite covers both edges.
+- **Boot timeout kills its child, exercised.** The e2e boot timeout is parameterized and a real test
+  drives it against a child that never reports readiness, asserting the killed child's `SIGKILL`.
+- **Test port allocation.** The e2e child binds port 0 and reports the OS-assigned port, removing
+  the release-and-rebind race in the old `freePort` helper.
+
+### Notes
+- Pre-existing and unrelated: `__tests__/billing/invoice.test.js` fails identically at the release
+  base (`1fa5ba8`) because it bundles a stale `pdf.js 1.10.100`; the failing set is measured, not
+  assumed, and recorded in the release evidence.
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Production-Grade Hardening Sprint (2026-08-12)
diff --git a/dashcaddy-api/package.json b/dashcaddy-api/package.json
index c5ed9c4..7530e60 100644
--- a/dashcaddy-api/package.json
+++ b/dashcaddy-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dashcaddy-api",
-  "version": "1.16.0",
+  "version": "1.17.0",
   "description": "DashCaddy API server - Dashboard backend for Docker, Caddy & DNS management",
   "main": "server.js",
   "engines": {