diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index b4e9013ba..6db19b956 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.16.0"
+  ".": "0.17.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0adea250..e22cc8ba2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.0](https://github.com/opentdf/web-sdk/compare/sdk-v0.16.0...sdk-v0.17.0) (2026-04-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **sdk:** re-export policy enums from barrel for convenient imports ([#928](https://github.com/opentdf/web-sdk/issues/928)) ([d43919c](https://github.com/opentdf/web-sdk/commit/d43919cd86d96f66ad0eb9de2d6df42b501c5942))
+
 ## [0.16.0](https://github.com/opentdf/web-sdk/compare/sdk-v0.15.0...sdk-v0.16.0) (2026-04-23)
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7a60e561..d76c371a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version=0.16.0
+version=0.17.0
 # x-release-please-end
 extras=cli web-app
 pkgs=lib $(extras)
diff --git a/cli/package-lock.json b/cli/package-lock.json
index cf940dcab..83e31bf45 100644
--- a/cli/package-lock.json
+++ b/cli/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentdf/ctl",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@opentdf/ctl",
-      "version": "0.16.0",
+      "version": "0.17.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause-Clear",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.16.0.tgz",
+        "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.17.0.tgz",
         "yargs": "^18.0.0"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@opentdf/sdk": {
-      "version": "0.16.0",
-      "resolved": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.16.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VmkYW1BnhQJnytyIJF+awjp8mG59lppG6pNXUaa/sgQyb+Vs0we22r4Qmgl4pwIoQYauh83tsupfYsmuZqeJLA==",
+      "version": "0.17.0",
+      "resolved": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-B2tYFYvTX3SK333jl370/leq1JId/WDN51cyAN8Nq2DGfXmADL+EWBxsE/5xH3Rt7nQ8UPDalpq/G8nS2Bfl+A==",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause-Clear",
       "dependencies": {
         "@connectrpc/connect": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 324d4ec20..752941008 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentdf/ctl",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "description": "Node based CLI for opentdf",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "serialize-javascript": "^7.0.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.16.0.tgz",
+    "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.17.0.tgz",
     "yargs": "^18.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/package-lock.json b/lib/package-lock.json
index d14699558..60a861484 100644
--- a/lib/package-lock.json
+++ b/lib/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentdf/sdk",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@opentdf/sdk",
-      "version": "0.16.0",
+      "version": "0.17.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause-Clear",
       "dependencies": {
         "@connectrpc/connect": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index 01e6b140f..d6f1df069 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentdf/sdk",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "description": "OpenTDF for the Web",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/opentdf/web-sdk",
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/lib/src/version.ts b/lib/src/version.ts
index c59996e5d..7648b3ef0 100644
--- a/lib/src/version.ts
+++ b/lib/src/version.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * Exposes the released version number of the `@opentdf/sdk` package
  */
-export const version = '0.16.0'; // x-release-please-version
+export const version = '0.17.0'; // x-release-please-version
 
 /**
  * A string name used to label requests as coming from this library client.
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 04a373efe..c5523bd09 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.16.0
+0.17.0
diff --git a/web-app/package-lock.json b/web-app/package-lock.json
index 0bf699217..d46bec24b 100644
--- a/web-app/package-lock.json
+++ b/web-app/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "web-app",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "web-app",
-      "version": "0.16.0",
+      "version": "0.17.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause-Clear",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.16.0.tgz",
+        "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.17.0.tgz",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
         "dpop": "^1.4.1",
         "native-file-system-adapter": "^3.0.1",
@@ -1141,9 +1141,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@opentdf/sdk": {
-      "version": "0.16.0",
-      "resolved": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.16.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VmkYW1BnhQJnytyIJF+awjp8mG59lppG6pNXUaa/sgQyb+Vs0we22r4Qmgl4pwIoQYauh83tsupfYsmuZqeJLA==",
+      "version": "0.17.0",
+      "resolved": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-B2tYFYvTX3SK333jl370/leq1JId/WDN51cyAN8Nq2DGfXmADL+EWBxsE/5xH3Rt7nQ8UPDalpq/G8nS2Bfl+A==",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause-Clear",
       "dependencies": {
         "@connectrpc/connect": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/web-app/package.json b/web-app/package.json
index 277eb8a26..21b0ac714 100644
--- a/web-app/package.json
+++ b/web-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "web-app",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause-Clear",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "test": "vite build && vitest",
     "test:ui": "vite build && vitest --ui",
-    "rebuild": "npm remove @opentdf/sdk && npm add file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.16.0.tgz && npm run dev"
+    "rebuild": "npm remove @opentdf/sdk && npm add file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.17.0.tgz && npm run dev"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.16.0.tgz",
+    "@opentdf/sdk": "file:../lib/opentdf-sdk-0.17.0.tgz",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "dpop": "^1.4.1",
     "native-file-system-adapter": "^3.0.1",