diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 70964eb..3c68c1f 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.0.16
+current_version = 1.0.17
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 5bf64bb..04698fa 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fail-under=10
 #from-stdin=
 
 # Files or directories to be skipped. They should be base names, not paths.
-ignore=venv,node_modules,scripts,cazira,langding
+ignore=.venv,venv,node_modules,scripts,cazira,langding
 
 # Add files or directories matching the regular expressions patterns to the
 # ignore-list. The regex matches against paths and can be in Posix or Windows
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ source-roots=
 
 # When enabled, pylint would attempt to guess common misconfiguration and emit
 # user-friendly hints instead of false-positive error messages.
-suggestion-mode=yes
+# suggestion-mode=yes  # unrecognized in pylint 4.x
 
 # Allow loading of arbitrary C extensions. Extensions are imported into the
 # active Python interpreter and may run arbitrary code.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9548208..529bfd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## [1.0.17] - 2026-06-15
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **core**: align pylint ignore with .venv and comment suggestion-mode
+
+### Chores
+
+- **core**: promote pylint alignment (`patch candidate`)
+
 ## [1.0.16] - 2026-06-15
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/backend/.pylintrc b/backend/.pylintrc
index 980b1b6..cf9b02e 100644
--- a/backend/.pylintrc
+++ b/backend/.pylintrc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fail-under=10
 #from-stdin=
 
 # Files or directories to be skipped. They should be base names, not paths.
-ignore=venv,node_modules
+ignore=.venv,venv,node_modules
 
 # Add files or directories matching the regular expressions patterns to the
 # ignore-list. The regex matches against paths and can be in Posix or Windows
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ source-roots=
 
 # When enabled, pylint would attempt to guess common misconfiguration and emit
 # user-friendly hints instead of false-positive error messages.
-suggestion-mode=yes
+# suggestion-mode=yes  # unrecognized in pylint 4.x
 
 # Allow loading of arbitrary C extensions. Extensions are imported into the
 # active Python interpreter and may run arbitrary code.
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 00176d3..ed3a54c 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "backend"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = "Github CICD Template Repository."
 authors = ["B <g46327wsj1.marbling129@passinbox.com>"]
 license = "Other"
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 159b4fa..d41c416 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
-  "version": "1.0.16",
+  "version": "1.0.17",
   "description": "frontend github cicd sample",
   "private": "true",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cf891fa..4bb3103 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "github-cicd-template"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = "Github CICD Template Repository"
 authors = ["B <g46327wsj1.marbling129@passinbox.com>"]
 license = "Apache 2.0"