diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 93c5343ae4..b93c2480e8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ license: GPL-2.0-or-later
 keywords:
   - game theory
   - Nash equilibrium
-version: 17.0.0-alpha.1
-date-released: "2026-08-13"
+version: 17.0.0-beta.2
+date-released: "2026-10-26"
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 562fe7122c..657d2637f5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## [17.0.0-beta.2] - unreleased
+## [17.0.0-beta.2] - 2026-10-26
 
 ### Added
 - The "Open existing game" button on the GUI's welcome screen now has a dropdown listing the most
diff --git a/build_support/GAMBIT_VERSION b/build_support/GAMBIT_VERSION
index 89c0dd9521..0ab9a57dcf 100644
--- a/build_support/GAMBIT_VERSION
+++ b/build_support/GAMBIT_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.0.0-beta.1
+17.0.0-beta.2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 90206b25e1..1836ece1d3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ markers = [
 ]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
+skip = "*-win32"
 test-command = "python -c \"import pygambit; g = pygambit.StrategicGame.from_arrays([[1, 0], [0, 1]], [[1, 0], [0, 1]]); assert g\""
 
 [tool.setuptools]