diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 3d75132..64e7469 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: "3.8"
 
 services:
   app:
-    image: 'gitlab/gitlab-ce:17.5.4-ce.0'
+    image: 'gitlab/gitlab-ce:17.7.0-ce.0'
     networks:
       - proxy
       - internal
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ services:
         - "backupbot.backup=true"
         - "backupbot.backup.path=/etc/gitlab/,/var/log/gitlab/,/var/opt/gitlab/"
         - "coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.timeout=${TIMEOUT:-240}"
-        - "coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=0.1.0+17.5.4-ce.0"
+        - "coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=0.1.0+17.7.0-ce.0"
     secrets:
       - initial_root_password
       - runner_token
diff --git a/release/0.1.0+17.7.0-ce.0 b/release/0.1.0+17.7.0-ce.0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..443c826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/0.1.0+17.7.0-ce.0
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Changes in GitLab 17.7: https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/12/19/gitlab-17-7-released/
+
+Starting from version 17.7, GitLab uses OpenSSL 3. This version of OpenSSL is a major release with notable deprecations and changes to the default behavior of OpenSSL (for more details see the OpenSSL 3 migration guide).