diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 411eb76..86b67be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ of Jackson components maintained by FasterXML.com
         <artifactId>jackson-jr-annotation-support</artifactId>
         <version>${jackson.version.jacksonjr}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency> <!-- added in 2.17 -->
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-jr-extension-javatime</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version.jacksonjr}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-jr-objects</artifactId>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 003a163..178968e 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Jackson components (core, modules)
 
 2.17.0 (not yet released)
 
-- Add managed dependency to JUnit5
+* Add `jackson-jr-extension-javatime`
+* Add managed dependency to JUnit5
 
 2.16.2 (not yet released)