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v0.17.2 Bugfix

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Release v0.17.2 fixes session‑settings handling in AsyncSQLiteSession and adds several bugfixes across OpenAI Conversations, Realtime Tools, Tracing, Approval System, Chat Tools, and documentation.

Why it matters: Patch to v0.17.2 immediately; the release resolves a critical session‑handling regression in AsyncSQLiteSession that can cause data inconsistency.

Summary

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Fixed session settings handling in AsyncSQLiteSession.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Bugfix
Bugfix	Medium	Fix OpenAI Conversations reasoning persistence by @seratch (PR #3352). Fix OpenAI Conversations reasoning persistence by @seratch (PR #3352). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Avoid auto response for unknown realtime tools (ref: #3287) by @seratch (PR #3366). Avoid auto response for unknown realtime tools (ref: #3287) by @seratch (PR #3366). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Interrupt tracing retry backoff on shutdown by @Aphroq (PR #3355). Interrupt tracing retry backoff on shutdown by @Aphroq (PR #3355). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Preserve local approval rejection reasons by @Aphroq (PR #3360). Preserve local approval rejection reasons by @Aphroq (PR #3360). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Honor session settings in AsyncSQLiteSession by @Aphroq (PR #3362). Honor session settings in AsyncSQLiteSession by @Aphroq (PR #3362). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Avoid empty chat tool outputs by @Aphroq (PR #3312). Avoid empty chat tool outputs by @Aphroq (PR #3312). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Other
Other	Medium	Clarify max_delay for retries works by @seratch (PR #3350). Clarify max_delay for retries works by @seratch (PR #3350). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Other	Medium	Update translated document pages by @github-actions[bot] (PR #3351). Update translated document pages by @github-actions[bot] (PR #3351). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Other	Medium	Normalize memory docstring cross-references by @seratch (PR #3370). Normalize memory docstring cross-references by @seratch (PR #3370). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Other	Medium	Document sandbox archive limits after #3278 release by @Aphroq (PR #3311). Document sandbox archive limits after #3278 release by @Aphroq (PR #3311). Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—

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What's Changed

fix: #3268 fix OpenAI Conversations reasoning persistence by @seratch in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3352
fix: avoid auto response for unknown realtime tools (ref: #3287) by @seratch in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3366
fix: #3354 interrupt tracing retry backoff on shutdown by @Aphroq in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3355
fix: #3359 preserve local approval rejection reasons by @Aphroq in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3360
fix: #3361 honor session settings in AsyncSQLiteSession by @Aphroq in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3362
fix: #3310 avoid empty chat tool outputs by @Aphroq in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3312

Documentation & Other Changes

docs: clarify max_delay for retries works by @seratch in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3350
docs: update translated document pages by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3351
docs: normalize memory docstring cross-references by @seratch in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3370
docs: document sandbox archive limits after #3278 release by @Aphroq in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3311
docs: update translated document pages by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3371
Release 0.17.2 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3368

Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/compare/v0.17.1...v0.17.2

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