diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d494a330..55f548be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
 
 # [unreleased]
 
+# [v6.5.0] 2023-09-12
+
 ## Changed
 
 - Relaxed SUS FDIR. The devices have shown to be glitchy in orbit, but still seem to deliver
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff115a2c..ba4289c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
 set(OBSW_VERSION_MAJOR 6)
-set(OBSW_VERSION_MINOR 4)
+set(OBSW_VERSION_MINOR 5)
 set(OBSW_VERSION_REVISION 1)
 
 # set(CMAKE_VERBOSE TRUE)