diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 194619eed..0094cb669 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v1.0.0-beta.17]
+
+- Security fix for p2p networking layer (CVE-2026-22868)
+
 ## [v1.0.0-beta.16]
 
 - Return `413` status code instead of `500` when RPC request body exceeds size limit 
diff --git a/crypto/ecies/ecies.go b/crypto/ecies/ecies.go
index 738bb8f58..97e94df88 100644
--- a/crypto/ecies/ecies.go
+++ b/crypto/ecies/ecies.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (prv *PrivateKey) Decrypt(c, s1, s2 []byte) (m []byte, err error) {
 	switch c[0] {
 	case 2, 3, 4:
 		rLen = (prv.PublicKey.Curve.Params().BitSize + 7) / 4
-		if len(c) < (rLen + hLen + 1) {
+		if len(c) < (rLen + hLen + params.BlockSize) {
 			return nil, ErrInvalidMessage
 		}
 	default:
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 8de4f7e73..34498674b 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 	VersionMajor = 1         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 0         // Minor version component of the current release
 	VersionPatch = 0         // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "beta.16" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMeta  = "beta.17" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.