diff --git a/.changeset/late-tips-pump.md b/.changeset/late-tips-pump.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 03d1bea9..00000000
--- a/.changeset/late-tips-pump.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-"@xmtp/browser-sdk": patch
-"@xmtp/node-sdk": patch
----
-
-SDK optimizations
diff --git a/apps/xmtp.chat/package.json b/apps/xmtp.chat/package.json
index df1614f8..dee7bb17 100644
--- a/apps/xmtp.chat/package.json
+++ b/apps/xmtp.chat/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@mantine/modals": "^7.16.0",
     "@mantine/notifications": "^7.16.0",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.61.5",
-    "@xmtp/browser-sdk": "^0.0.16",
+    "@xmtp/browser-sdk": "^0.0.17",
     "@xmtp/content-type-group-updated": "^2.0.0",
     "@xmtp/content-type-primitives": "^2.0.0",
     "@xmtp/content-type-reaction": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/sdks/browser-sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/sdks/browser-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index ff719257..0a4c14da 100644
--- a/sdks/browser-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdks/browser-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @xmtp/browser-sdk
 
+## 0.0.17
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 25e0e15:
+  - Optimized `toSafeConversation`
+  - Replaced some `??` with `||` to ensure string values are not empty
+
 ## 0.0.16
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/sdks/browser-sdk/package.json b/sdks/browser-sdk/package.json
index 2b20fdae..731cae90 100644
--- a/sdks/browser-sdk/package.json
+++ b/sdks/browser-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@xmtp/browser-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.16",
+  "version": "0.0.17",
   "description": "XMTP client SDK for browsers written in TypeScript",
   "keywords": [
     "xmtp",
diff --git a/sdks/node-sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/sdks/node-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 97184afe..da521042 100644
--- a/sdks/node-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdks/node-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @xmtp/node-sdk
 
+## 0.0.40
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 25e0e15: Replaced some `??` with `||` to ensure string values are not empty
+
 ## 0.0.39
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/sdks/node-sdk/package.json b/sdks/node-sdk/package.json
index 388089c3..662c7f7a 100644
--- a/sdks/node-sdk/package.json
+++ b/sdks/node-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@xmtp/node-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.39",
+  "version": "0.0.40",
   "description": "XMTP Node client SDK for interacting with XMTP networks",
   "keywords": [
     "xmtp",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3f82af10..d89630fd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4848,7 +4848,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@xmtp/browser-sdk@npm:^0.0.16, @xmtp/browser-sdk@workspace:sdks/browser-sdk":
+"@xmtp/browser-sdk@npm:^0.0.17, @xmtp/browser-sdk@workspace:sdks/browser-sdk":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@xmtp/browser-sdk@workspace:sdks/browser-sdk"
   dependencies:
@@ -5383,7 +5383,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/react": "npm:^18.3.18"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:^18.3.5"
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "npm:^4.3.4"
-    "@xmtp/browser-sdk": "npm:^0.0.16"
+    "@xmtp/browser-sdk": "npm:^0.0.17"
     "@xmtp/content-type-group-updated": "npm:^2.0.0"
     "@xmtp/content-type-primitives": "npm:^2.0.0"
     "@xmtp/content-type-reaction": "npm:^2.0.0"