diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 7b06c6ab5..9588bb516 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
 ## Validator Changes
 
-* no changes
+* Improve performance of supplement processing
+* Add support for validating xml:space
+* Fix NPE validating maps
+* Fix duplicate removal code that caused missed WARNING messages (#1698)
+* Fix interaction between terminology cache and validation location  (#1700)
+* Better concept map validation
+* Improved base64 parsing error
+* Add support for unknown code system version validating concept maps
+* Fix bug using wrong profile when profiling recursive properties
 
 ## Other code changes
 
-* no changes
\ No newline at end of file
+* Return null for all toCode enum params that are null
+* fix bugs adding publishing WG in element mode
+* Fix equality method that caused missed WARNING messages
+* fix rendering issues
+  * rendering fixes for R6 build
+  * don't throw error for wrong rendering mode
+  * Document rendering fixes - subject and section
+  * more work on forcing valid html generation
+  * more hyperlink validation improvements
+  * further fixes to link validation
+  * fix list inside paragraph
+  * fix actor capabilities in wrong place
+  * Support missing datatypes
+  * Fill out missing anchors
+  * Fix wrong handling of contained resources)
+  * #1678 - add div to children when exploring Narrative
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 273c090c1..6c245b6ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <commons_compress_version>1.26.0</commons_compress_version>
         <guava_version>32.0.1-jre</guava_version>
         <hapi_fhir_version>6.4.1</hapi_fhir_version>
-        <validator_test_case_version>1.5.17-SNAPSHOT</validator_test_case_version>
+        <validator_test_case_version>1.5.17</validator_test_case_version>
         <jackson_version>2.17.0</jackson_version>
         <junit_jupiter_version>5.9.2</junit_jupiter_version>
         <junit_platform_launcher_version>1.8.2</junit_platform_launcher_version>