Thanks for the heads up! It looks like the release notes mentions fixing the problem as well:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.5/rn/vmware-workstation-175-pro-release-notes/i...

Wireless bridge connection might not work on a Windows host with DHCP configured

If you use Workstation 17.0.1 or above on a Windows host with DHCP mode configured, a wireless bridge connection might not work on the host operating system.

This issue is resolved.