---
title: v0.17.3 - 1st April 2017
slug: changelog/v0.17.3
---

* Allow toBuffer to optionally resolve a Promise with both info and data.
  [#143](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/143)
  [@salzhrani](https://github.com/salzhrani)

* Create blank image of given width, height, channels and background.
  [#470](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/470)
  [@pjarts](https://github.com/pjarts)

* Add support for the "nearest" kernel for image reductions.
  [#732](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/732)
  [@alice0meta](https://github.com/alice0meta)

* Add support for TIFF compression and predictor options.
  [#738](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/738)
  [@kristojorg](https://github.com/kristojorg)
