diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 
 # Releases
 
-## 4.15.8.0
+## 4.17.0.0
+
+This release is nearly identical to 4.16.8.0. However, 4.16.8.0 contains a breaking change
+which was not caught. Therefore, release 4.16.8.0 is deprecated on Hackage, and 4.17.0.0 should
+be preferred
+
+- Added support for QuickCheck 2.17 and 2.18 (#1099).
+
+## 4.16.8.0
 
 - Added support for djot for pandoc 3.1.12+ (#1096)
 - Added support for pandoc 3.9 (#1095)
diff --git a/hakyll.cabal b/hakyll.cabal
--- a/hakyll.cabal
+++ b/hakyll.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:    hakyll
-Version: 4.16.8.0
+Version: 4.17.0.0
 
 Synopsis: A static website compiler library
 Description:
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 
   Build-Depends:
     hakyll,
-    QuickCheck                 >= 2.8  && < 2.17,
+    QuickCheck                 >= 2.8  && < 2.19,
     tasty                      >= 0.11 && < 1.6,
     tasty-golden               >= 2.3  && < 2.4,
     tasty-hunit                >= 0.9  && < 0.11,