diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 76d830b..970bf76 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0.6.17 (not yet released)
+0.6.17
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 Enhancements
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Bug Fixes
 
     - Fixed bug with bools not converted in numpy_util.dict2arr
     - stats were not being returned from stat.print_stats
+    - Refactor extra_compile_args to conditionally include flags based on
+      platform. Adjust compiler flags handling in setup.py
 
 0.6.16
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