diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc
index b33e2e59ec2d8..b363271f5fe52 100644
--- a/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This section summarizes the changes in each release.
 * <<release-notes-8.18.2>>
 * <<release-notes-8.18.1>>
 * <<release-notes-8.18.0>>
+* <<release-notes-8.17.9>>
 * <<release-notes-8.17.8>>
 * <<release-notes-8.17.7>>
 * <<release-notes-8.17.6>>
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ include::release-notes/8.18.3.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/8.18.2.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/8.18.1.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/8.18.0.asciidoc[]
+include::release-notes/8.17.9.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/8.17.8.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/8.17.7.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/8.17.6.asciidoc[]
diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes/8.17.9.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes/8.17.9.asciidoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..28670cfbe40f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/release-notes/8.17.9.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[[release-notes-8.17.9]]
+== {es} version 8.17.9
+
+Also see <<breaking-changes-8.17,Breaking changes in 8.17>>.
+
+[[bug-8.17.9]]
+[float]
+=== Bug fixes
+
+Aggregations::
+* Aggs: Add cancellation checks to `FilterByFilter` aggregator {es-pull}130452[#130452]
+
+ES|QL::
+* Avoid O(N^2) in VALUES with ordinals grouping {es-pull}130576[#130576]
+* Avoid dropping aggregate groupings in local plans {es-pull}129370[#129370] (issues: {es-issue}129811[#129811], {es-issue}128054[#128054])
+* Fix `BytesRef2BlockHash` {es-pull}130705[#130705]
+
+Search::
+* Fix msearch request parsing when index expression is null {es-pull}130776[#130776] (issue: {es-issue}129631[#129631])
+
+[[upgrade-8.17.9]]
+[float]
+=== Upgrades
+
+Packaging::
+* Update default docker base image to Ubuntu 24.04 {es-pull}130277[#130277]
+
+