diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
index f09cb7c2283..5bfed122e1d 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # CodeQL for Visual Studio Code: Changelog
 
+## [UNRELEASED]
+
 ## 1.17.8 - 17 July 2026
 
 - Fix a bug where installing or updating the CodeQL CLI could hang indefinitely while extracting the downloaded archive. Extraction now reports an error if a file cannot be written, and aborts with a clear message if no progress is made within the download timeout (for example due to slow or networked storage, or security software). [#4455](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/4455)
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/package-lock.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/package-lock.json
index ae01d66a735..079dcaee7b8 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package-lock.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-codeql",
-  "version": "1.17.8",
+  "version": "1.17.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "vscode-codeql",
-      "version": "1.17.8",
+      "version": "1.17.9",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
index ef256781cbc..c8ae22b70e9 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "CodeQL for Visual Studio Code",
   "author": "GitHub",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.17.8",
+  "version": "1.17.9",
   "publisher": "GitHub",
   "license": "MIT",
   "icon": "media/VS-marketplace-CodeQL-icon.png",