chore(release): v17.0.0-rc.0

## v17.0.0-rc.0 (2026-06-02)

#### New Feature 🚀
* [#4670](#4670) feat(v17): Implement tracing channels ([@logaretm](https://github.com/logaretm))

#### Bug Fix 🐞
* [#4761](#4761) fix: DeferStreamDirectiveOnRootField forbids fragments on abstract types ([@robrichard](https://github.com/robrichard))
* [#4762](#4762) fix: DeferStreamDirectiveOnValidOperations fragment tracking ([@robrichard](https://github.com/robrichard))
* [#4784](#4784) fix: do not copy over stack from error cause ([@Malien](https://github.com/Malien))

#### Docs 📝
* [#4781](#4781) docs: improve deprecation information regarding originalError and cause ([@yaacovCR](https://github.com/yaacovCR))

#### Committers: 4
* Abdelrahman Awad([@logaretm](https://github.com/logaretm))
* Rob Richard([@robrichard](https://github.com/robrichard))
* Yaacov Rydzinski ([@yaacovCR](https://github.com/yaacovCR))
* Yaroslav Petryk([@Malien](https://github.com/Malien))

Author: yaacovCR

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "graphql",
-  "version": "17.0.0-beta.2",
+  "version": "17.0.0-rc.0",
   "description": "A Query Language and Runtime which can target any service.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@
     "typescript-eslint": "8.59.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "tag": "beta"
+    "tag": "rc"
   }
 }

package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // automatically updated by "npm version" command.
 
 /** A string containing the version of the GraphQL.js library */
-export const version = '17.0.0-beta.2' as string;
+export const version = '17.0.0-rc.0' as string;
 
 /** An object containing the components of the GraphQL.js version string */
 export const versionInfo: Readonly<{
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ export const versionInfo: Readonly<{
   major: 17,
   minor: 0,
   patch: 0,
-  preReleaseTag: 'beta.2',
+  preReleaseTag: 'rc.0',
 });