diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index a304d2fa..26c23e36 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# ZNC 1.6.5 (2017-03-12)
+
+## Fixes
+
+* Fixed a regression of 1.6.4 which caused a crash in modperl/modpython.
+* Fixed the behavior of `verbose` command in the sasl module.
+
+
+
 # ZNC 1.6.4 (2016-12-10)
 
 ## Fixes
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1d920d2b..75628b0b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_CC], [m4_errprint(__file__:__line__[: Something is trying to u
 dnl Needed for AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK which was added in 2.62
 AC_PREREQ([2.62])
 dnl Keep the version number in sync with version.h!
-AC_INIT([znc], [1.6.5-rc1])
+AC_INIT([znc], [1.6.5])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/znc.cpp])
 AC_LANG([C++])