diff --git a/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
index 21c55237ecf..fa57a850988 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Unreleased
+
 - [feature] Added support for server templates via `TemplateGenerativeModel` and
   `TemplateImagenModel`. (#7503)
 
diff --git a/firebase-ai/gradle.properties b/firebase-ai/gradle.properties
index 71fb4bdaf4b..27b59b65360 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/gradle.properties
+++ b/firebase-ai/gradle.properties
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-version=17.5.1
+version=17.6.0
 latestReleasedVersion=17.5.0
diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-dataconnect/CHANGELOG.md
index 52641a15d97..5fe89e2377b 100644
--- a/firebase-dataconnect/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- [changed] Internal refactor for managing Auth and App Check tokens
+  [#7485](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7485))
+
 # 17.1.1
 
 - [changed] Internal refactor for managing Auth and App Check tokens
-  ([#7484](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7484),
-  [#7485](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7485))
+  ([#7484](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7484)
 
 # 17.1.0
 
diff --git a/release.json b/release.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7f85b74756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "m173",
+    "libraries": [
+        ":firebase-ai",
+        ":firebase-dataconnect",
+        ":firebase-perf"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/release_report.json b/release_report.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..620971ca54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release_report.json
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{
+    "changesByLibraryName": {
+        "firebase-ai": [
+            {
+                "commitId": "a707c193ad4e9c828c98cc16db2119bd85854248",
+                "prId": "7533",
+                "author": "emilypgoogle",
+                "message": "Fix AI logic changelog (#7533)\n\n",
+                "commitLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/a707c193ad4e9c828c98cc16db2119bd85854248",
+                "prLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7533"
+            },
+            {
+                "commitId": "8287ef3a532869a4d305f962411af25a1b6fb1de",
+                "prId": "7525",
+                "author": "David Motsonashvili",
+                "message": "[AI] Add changelog for server template change (#7525)\n\nCo-authored-by: David Motsonashvili <davidmotson@google.com>",
+                "commitLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/8287ef3a532869a4d305f962411af25a1b6fb1de",
+                "prLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7525"
+            },
+            {
+                "commitId": "9cbd70222f3017c3f5a3fc13737f9d6cd62868a4",
+                "prId": "7503",
+                "author": "David Motsonashvili",
+                "message": "Server Templates (#7503)\n\n* Added `TemplateGenerativeModel` and `TemplateImagenModel` types with\nentrypoints in `FirebaseAI`\n* Added java types to match\n* Added new request types with serialization\nTODO: Tests\n\n---------\n\nCo-authored-by: David Motsonashvili <davidmotson@google.com>",
+                "commitLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/9cbd70222f3017c3f5a3fc13737f9d6cd62868a4",
+                "prLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7503"
+            },
+            {
+                "commitId": "4139f6b6fcec5c44bbbbc888f80d846cba4fdeeb",
+                "prId": "7520",
+                "author": "Vinay Guthal",
+                "message": "update javadocs for firebase ai (#7520)\n\n",
+                "commitLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/4139f6b6fcec5c44bbbbc888f80d846cba4fdeeb",
+                "prLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7520"
+            }
+        ],
+        "firebase-dataconnect": [
+            {
+                "commitId": "544b1a2e1035c42af678a97cb4a845fe39526942",
+                "prId": "7485",
+                "author": "Denver Coneybeare",
+                "message": "dataconnect: auth token internal refactor to track authUid, part 2 (#7485)\n\n",
+                "commitLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/544b1a2e1035c42af678a97cb4a845fe39526942",
+                "prLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7485"
+            },
+            {
+                "commitId": "d2d23d3525b449f121a6adb8eba2dcf9006bf9c6",
+                "prId": "7507",
+                "author": "Denver Coneybeare",
+                "message": "dataconnect: augment tests for null token in DataConnectGrpcMetadataUnitTest (#7507)\n\n",
+                "commitLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/d2d23d3525b449f121a6adb8eba2dcf9006bf9c6",
+                "prLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7507"
+            }
+        ],
+        "firebase-perf": [
+            {
+                "commitId": "4832b5d16bcbc8ca8857e0643be95bdc1429d933",
+                "prId": "7449",
+                "author": "OOS93",
+                "message": "DiskReadViolation in Firebase Performance during Activity#onResume #7392 (#7449)\n\nAs reported in #7340, RemoteConfig interactions are removed from\nAppStartTrace (RemoteConfig is no longer supported, thus is safe to\ndelete).\n\n---------\n\nCo-authored-by: Tejas Deshpande <tdeshpande@google.com>",
+                "commitLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/4832b5d16bcbc8ca8857e0643be95bdc1429d933",
+                "prLink": "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7449"
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "changedLibrariesWithNoChangelog": [
+        ":firebase-firestore",
+        ":firebase-messaging",
+        ":firebase-messaging-directboot",
+        ":firebase-crashlytics",
+        ":firebase-crashlytics-ndk",
+        ":firebase-sessions"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/release_report.md b/release_report.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1546e30d54a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release_report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Release Report
+## firebase-ai
+      
+* Fix AI logic changelog (#7533)   
+  [pr](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7533) [commit](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/a707c193ad4e9c828c98cc16db2119bd85854248)  [emilypgoogle]
+
+* [AI] Add changelog for server template change (#7525)   
+  [pr](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7525) [commit](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/8287ef3a532869a4d305f962411af25a1b6fb1de)  [David Motsonashvili]
+
+* Server Templates (#7503)   
+  [pr](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7503) [commit](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/9cbd70222f3017c3f5a3fc13737f9d6cd62868a4)  [David Motsonashvili]
+
+* update javadocs for firebase ai (#7520)   
+  [pr](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7520) [commit](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/4139f6b6fcec5c44bbbbc888f80d846cba4fdeeb)  [Vinay Guthal]
+
+## firebase-dataconnect
+      
+* dataconnect: auth token internal refactor to track authUid, part 2 (#7485)   
+  [pr](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7485) [commit](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/544b1a2e1035c42af678a97cb4a845fe39526942)  [Denver Coneybeare]
+
+* dataconnect: augment tests for null token in DataConnectGrpcMetadataUnitTest (#7507)   
+  [pr](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7507) [commit](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/d2d23d3525b449f121a6adb8eba2dcf9006bf9c6)  [Denver Coneybeare]
+    
+
+## firebase-perf
+      
+* DiskReadViolation in Firebase Performance during Activity#onResume #7392 (#7449)   
+  [pr](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/7449) [commit](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/commit/4832b5d16bcbc8ca8857e0643be95bdc1429d933)  [OOS93]
+
+
+## SDKs with changes, but no changelogs
+:firebase-firestore  
+:firebase-messaging  
+:firebase-messaging-directboot  
+:firebase-crashlytics  
+:firebase-crashlytics-ndk  
+:firebase-sessions
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