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-## 8.17.1 (unreleased)
+## 8.18.0 (unreleased)
+### New features
+- [PR #1630](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1630): Allow HTTP clients to control number of retries.
+
 ### Implementation changes and bug fixes
 - [PR #1629](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1629): Set default cluster client retries to 0.