diff --git a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
index be38cea7..9fd401e2 100644
--- a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ Contributors:
 # 2.18.0 (not yet released)
 * #782: Organize deprecated contents
 
-# 2.17.1 (not yet released)
+# 2.17.2 (not yet released)
+
+WrongWrong (@k163377)
+* #799: Fixed problem with code compiled with 2.17.x losing backward compatibility.
+
+# 2.17.1 (04-May-2024)
 
 WrongWrong (@k163377)
 * #776: Delete Duration conversion that was no longer needed
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 834de726..ba88868d 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Co-maintainers:
   Several constructors and accessors to properties of KotlinModule.Builder that were marked as DeprecationLevel.ERROR have been removed.
   Also, the content marked as DeprecationLevel.WARNING is now DeprecationLevel.ERROR.
 
+2.17.2 (not yet released)
+#799: Fixed problem with code compiled with 2.17.x losing backward compatibility.
+
 2.17.1 (04-May-2024)
 
 #776: Delete Duration conversion that was no longer needed.
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/Extensions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/Extensions.kt
index 2aa723f7..3e5d1c09 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/Extensions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/Extensions.kt
@@ -33,15 +33,17 @@ fun jsonMapper(initializer: JsonMapper.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): JsonMapper {
     return builder.build()
 }
 
-// region: JvmOverloads is set for bytecode compatibility for versions below 2.17.
-@JvmOverloads
+// region: Do not remove the default argument for functions that take a builder as an argument for compatibility.
+//   The default argument can be removed in 2.21 or later. See #775 for the history.
+fun jacksonObjectMapper(): ObjectMapper = jsonMapper { addModule(kotlinModule()) }
 fun jacksonObjectMapper(initializer: KotlinModule.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): ObjectMapper =
     jsonMapper { addModule(kotlinModule(initializer)) }
-@JvmOverloads
+
+fun jacksonMapperBuilder(): JsonMapper.Builder = JsonMapper.builder().addModule(kotlinModule())
 fun jacksonMapperBuilder(initializer: KotlinModule.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): JsonMapper.Builder =
     JsonMapper.builder().addModule(kotlinModule(initializer))
 
-@JvmOverloads
+fun ObjectMapper.registerKotlinModule(): ObjectMapper = this.registerModule(kotlinModule())
 fun ObjectMapper.registerKotlinModule(initializer: KotlinModule.Builder.() -> Unit = {}): ObjectMapper =
     this.registerModule(kotlinModule(initializer))
 // endregion