diff --git a/source/includes/changelogs/releases/4.2.17.rst b/source/includes/changelogs/releases/4.2.17.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a33e23818e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/includes/changelogs/releases/4.2.17.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.. _4.2.17-changelog:
+
+4.2.17 Changelog
+----------------
+
+Storage
+~~~~~~~
+
+:issue:`SERVER-49521` fix tests in core/txn to use write concern "majority" for createIndexes commands run before starting transactions
+
+Internals
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+- :issue:`SERVER-48090` Support python 3.6 for evergreen.py and shrub.py
+- :issue:`SERVER-50549` Transform connection-related error codes in proxied commands
+- :issue:`SERVER-53726` Platform Support: Remove RHEL6 zSeries
+- :issue:`SERVER-59456` Start the LDAPReaper threadpool
+- :issue:`SERVER-59876` Large delays in returning from libcrypto.so while establishing egress connections
+
diff --git a/source/release-notes/4.2-changelog.txt b/source/release-notes/4.2-changelog.txt
index 7cedaf13e73..36cd34fa80c 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/4.2-changelog.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/4.2-changelog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
    :depth: 1
    :class: singlecol
 
+.. include:: /includes/changelogs/releases/4.2.17.rst
+
 .. include:: /includes/changelogs/releases/4.2.16.rst
 
 .. include:: /includes/changelogs/releases/4.2.15.rst
diff --git a/source/release-notes/4.2.txt b/source/release-notes/4.2.txt
index 7bb7d027a55..6b44188cd8d 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/4.2.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/4.2.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ MongoDB 4.2 Released Aug 13, 2019
 Minor Releases
 --------------
 
+.. _4.2.17-release-notes:
+
+4.2.17 - Upcoming
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- :issue:`SERVER-59876`: Large delays in returning from libcrypto.so 
+  while establishing egress connections
+- :issue:`SERVER-59456`: Start the LDAPReaper threadpool
+- :issue:`SERVER-50549`: Transform connection-related error codes in 
+  proxied commands
+- :issue:`SERVER-49521`: fix tests in core/txn to use write concern 
+  "majority" for createIndexes commands run before starting transactions
+- :issue:`SERVER-44152`: Pre-warm connection pools in mongos
+
+- `All JIRA issues closed in 4.2.17
+  <https://jira.mongodb.org/issues/?jql=project%20in%20(SERVER%2CTOOLS%2CWT)%20AND%20resolution%3D%27Fixed%27%20and%20fixversion%3D%274.2.17%27>`__
+
+- :ref:`4.2.17-changelog`
+
 .. _4.2.16-release-notes:
 
 4.2.16 - Sep 13, 2021