diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5cb26026..543f4c1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- We updated the native-template for compatibility with React v19 and React Native v0.78.2. This brings performance, stability improvements, and new features.
 - We updated the version of mendix-native to v0.3.0 to fix iOS native file system issue.
-- We updated the native-template for compatibility with React v19 and React Native v0.78.2.
 
 ## [16.1.0] - 2025-11-30
 
diff --git a/mendix_version.json b/mendix_version.json
index 0f006138..77540319 100644
--- a/mendix_version.json
+++ b/mendix_version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
+  ">=11.6.0": {
+    "max": "17.*.*",
+    "min": "17.0.0"
+  },
   ">=11.5.0": {
-    "max": "*",
+    "max": "16.*.*",
     "min": "16.0.0"
   },
   ">=11.0.0": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 91e27af3..17acaf68 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "native-template",
-  "version": "16.0.0",
+  "version": "17.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "native-template",
-      "version": "16.0.0",
+      "version": "17.0.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@d11/react-native-fast-image": "8.11.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96ba1d03..8031e35a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "native-template",
-  "version": "16.0.0",
+  "version": "17.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "node scripts/delete-stale-files.js",