diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb12a8b4..bd78bc99 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [0.17.4](https://github.com/siddharthksah/Stirling-Image/compare/v0.17.3...v0.17.4) (2026-03-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* prevent stale closure in pipeline step callbacks ([c67f002](https://github.com/siddharthksah/Stirling-Image/commit/c67f0027804f167e250bd497505399c07b539c4e))
+
 ## [0.17.3](https://github.com/siddharthksah/Stirling-Image/compare/v0.17.2...v0.17.3) (2026-03-28)
 
 
diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index 05fbbef3..a5148410 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stirling-image/api",
-  "version": "0.17.3",
+  "version": "0.17.4",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/apps/docs/package.json b/apps/docs/package.json
index eda8e453..f978c0c4 100644
--- a/apps/docs/package.json
+++ b/apps/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stirling-image/docs",
-  "version": "0.17.3",
+  "version": "0.17.4",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "docs:dev": "vitepress dev .",
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 9b5d69e3..8c340c31 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stirling-image/web",
-  "version": "0.17.3",
+  "version": "0.17.4",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9831097f..ddadebe2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "stirling-image",
-  "version": "0.17.3",
+  "version": "0.17.4",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.15.4",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/ai/package.json b/packages/ai/package.json
index f3374e03..11a98315 100644
--- a/packages/ai/package.json
+++ b/packages/ai/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stirling-image/ai",
-  "version": "0.17.3",
+  "version": "0.17.4",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/image-engine/package.json b/packages/image-engine/package.json
index 5713be9f..5f951294 100644
--- a/packages/image-engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/image-engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stirling-image/image-engine",
-  "version": "0.17.3",
+  "version": "0.17.4",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index 49ba41ab..6d05ac09 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stirling-image/shared",
-  "version": "0.17.3",
+  "version": "0.17.4",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/constants.ts b/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
index e8ec19e2..54217091 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
@@ -354,4 +354,4 @@ export const SOCIAL_MEDIA_PRESETS: SocialMediaPreset[] = [
   { platform: "Threads", name: "Post Image", width: 1080, height: 1080 },
 ];
 
-export const APP_VERSION = "0.17.3";
+export const APP_VERSION = "0.17.4";