diff --git a/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md b/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md
index 2662e8c62d3..897bfce109f 100644
--- a/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/addOns/authhelper/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to this add-on will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+
 ## [0.16.0] - 2024-11-06
 ### Fixed
 - Address concurrency issue while passive scanning with the Session Management Response Identified scan rule (Issue 8187).
diff --git a/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties b/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties
index 212bb27cc0b..8887da21dc4 100644
--- a/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties
+++ b/addOns/authhelper/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=0.16.0
-release=true
+version=0.17.0
+release=false