The 0.17.0 release cycle will be short, they said

Remember Roadmap in 0.16 release notes? It is not short after all. @andrewrk says this in zulip: wow. what a detour. the 0.17 milestone continues to bless me with deceptively complex issues #std > rubber ducking @ 💬 I do not expect 0.17 to be released before the end of the month.