chore(main): release 2.17.0

Author: release-please[bot]

CHANGELOG.md

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 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-api-core/#history
 
+## [2.17.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-api-core/compare/v2.16.2...v2.17.0) (2024-02-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add attempt_direct_path argument to create_channel ([#583](https://github.com/googleapis/python-api-core/issues/583)) ([94726e7](https://github.com/googleapis/python-api-core/commit/94726e739698035b00667983f854c600252abd28))
+
 ## [2.16.2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-api-core/compare/v2.16.1...v2.16.2) (2024-02-02)
 
 

google/api_core/version.py

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 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.16.2"
+__version__ = "2.17.0"