diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 63c0fca..d5770ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ maddy uses [semver versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## Upcoming
 
+* ![**CHANGED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-CHANGED-%23e90) Updated google test to v1.17.0.
 * ...
 
 ## version 1.5.0 2025-04-21
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index ce5d729..63b8272 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   googletest
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-  GIT_TAG v1.16.0
+  GIT_TAG v1.17.0
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)