Merge branch 'main' into redsun82/rust

Author: Paolo Tranquilli

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
+## 1.17.2 - 27 March 2025
+
 - Always authenticate when downloading databases from GitHub, instead of only when in canary mode. [#3941](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/3941)
 
 ## 1.17.1 - 23 January 2025