diff --git a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-a.yaml b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-a.yaml
index c9b761ff..476d9567 100644
--- a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-a.yaml
+++ b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-a.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 timeout: 7200s # 2 hours
 substitutions:
-  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
+  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
 
 steps:
   # GraalVM A build
diff --git a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-b.yaml b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-b.yaml
index 03c9d01a..313e7c2b 100644
--- a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-b.yaml
+++ b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-b.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 timeout: 7200s # 2 hours
 substitutions:
-  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
+  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
 
 steps:
   # GraalVM B build
diff --git a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-c.yaml b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-c.yaml
index 21a3d378..de286724 100644
--- a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-c.yaml
+++ b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild-test-c.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 timeout: 7200s # 2 hours
 substitutions:
-  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
+  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
 
 steps:
   # GraalVM C build
diff --git a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild.yaml b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild.yaml
index a2282ead..3fad6e79 100644
--- a/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/.cloudbuild/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 timeout: 7200s # 2 hours
 substitutions:
-  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
+  _JAVA_SHARED_CONFIG_VERSION: '1.17.1-rc3' # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current}
   _IMAGE_REPOSITORY: us-docker.pkg.dev/java-graalvm-ci-prod/graalvm-integration-testing
   _COMMIT_HASH_TAG: infrastructure-public-image-${SHORT_SHA}
 steps:
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 831b0993..33262b65 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.17.1-rc2"
+  ".": "1.17.1-rc3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de1c7630..6df7e52c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.17.1-rc3](https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/compare/v1.17.1-rc2...v1.17.1-rc3) (2025-12-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct typo in README.md ([cc28c7b](https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/commit/cc28c7bcaaaf4067d01525b4d45e183c2d5a5553))
+
 ## [1.17.1-rc2](https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/compare/v1.17.1-rc1...v1.17.1-rc2) (2025-12-03)
 
 
diff --git a/java-shared-config/pom.xml b/java-shared-config/pom.xml
index 38594e79..822aa4a8 100644
--- a/java-shared-config/pom.xml
+++ b/java-shared-config/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current} -->
+  <version>1.17.1-rc3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Shared Config</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config</url>
   <description>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>native-image-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current} -->
+    <version>1.17.1-rc3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current} -->
     <relativePath>../native-image-shared-config</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml b/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml
index f25412f0..9f30273d 100644
--- a/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml
+++ b/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>native-image-shared-config</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current} -->
+  <version>1.17.1-rc3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-config:current} -->
   <name>Native Image Shared Config</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config</url>
   <description>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index a56c8f67..439fe2e7 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-shared-config:1.17.1-rc2:1.17.1-rc3-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-shared-config:1.17.1-rc3:1.17.1-rc3