diff --git a/flutter_local_notifications/CHANGELOG.md b/flutter_local_notifications/CHANGELOG.md
index b04d1b407..510ea4206 100644
--- a/flutter_local_notifications/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/flutter_local_notifications/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# [17.1.0]
+
+* [Android] Upgrade `androidx.core:core` to 1.5.0 for supporting `setSilent()` in notification builder.
+* [Android] Fixed: NullPointerException when trying to call `intValue()` while parsing `notificationDetails`.
+
 # [17.0.3]
 
 *  [Android] Added `shownNotificationsInfo` param to `NotificationDetails`. If you pass this param 
diff --git a/flutter_local_notifications/android/build.gradle b/flutter_local_notifications/android/build.gradle
index 6d872a171..f1ce62a34 100644
--- a/flutter_local_notifications/android/build.gradle
+++ b/flutter_local_notifications/android/build.gradle
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.2.2'
-    implementation "androidx.core:core:1.3.0"
+    implementation "androidx.core:core:1.5.0"
     implementation "androidx.media:media:1.1.0"
     implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9"
 
diff --git a/flutter_local_notifications/android/src/main/java/com/dexterous/flutterlocalnotifications/models/NotificationDetails.java b/flutter_local_notifications/android/src/main/java/com/dexterous/flutterlocalnotifications/models/NotificationDetails.java
index 825941786..c87188bf3 100644
--- a/flutter_local_notifications/android/src/main/java/com/dexterous/flutterlocalnotifications/models/NotificationDetails.java
+++ b/flutter_local_notifications/android/src/main/java/com/dexterous/flutterlocalnotifications/models/NotificationDetails.java
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ private static void readPlatformSpecifics(
       readStyleInformation(notificationDetails, platformChannelSpecifics);
       notificationDetails.icon = (String) platformChannelSpecifics.get(ICON);
       notificationDetails.priority = (Integer) platformChannelSpecifics.get(PRIORITY);
+      notificationDetails.importance = (Integer) platformChannelSpecifics.get(IMPORTANCE);
       readSoundInformation(notificationDetails, platformChannelSpecifics);
       notificationDetails.enableVibration =
           (Boolean) platformChannelSpecifics.get(ENABLE_VIBRATION);
diff --git a/flutter_local_notifications/pubspec.yaml b/flutter_local_notifications/pubspec.yaml
index 80088104c..d1fa2aa63 100644
--- a/flutter_local_notifications/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/flutter_local_notifications/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: flutter_local_notifications_plus
 description: A cross platform plugin for displaying and scheduling local
   notifications for Flutter applications with the ability to customise for each
   platform.
-version: 17.0.3
+version: 17.1.0
 homepage: https://github.com/Innim/flutter_local_notifications
 repository: https://github.com/Innim/flutter_local_notifications
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/Innim/flutter_local_notifications/issues