diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c29d4ba359..755c247753a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Ansible Changes By Release
 ==========================
 
+## 1.5.5 "Love Walks In" - April 18, 2014
+
+- Security fix for vault, to ensure the umask is set to a restrictive mode before creating/editing vault files.
+- Backported apt_repository security fixes relating to filename/mode upon sources list file creation.
+
 ## 1.5.4 "Love Walks In" - April 1, 2014
 
 - Security fix for safe_eval, which further hardens the checking of the evaluation function.
diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index 308a84e743d..f98ada12ce6 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Ansible Releases at a Glance
 ============================
 
 1.6    "The Cradle Will Rock" - NEXT
+1.5.5  "Love Walks In" -------- 04-18-2014
 1.5.4  "Love Walks In" -------- 04-01-2014
 1.5.3  "Love Walks In" -------- 03-13-2014
 1.5.2  "Love Walks In" -------- 03-11-2014
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 94fe62c2740..9075be49515 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.4
+1.5.5
diff --git a/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
index 3bc42d9b9f8..d267f67e6a1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-__version__ = '1.5.4'
+__version__ = '1.5.5'
 __author__ = 'Michael DeHaan'
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index 36a2776d09d..f7526b2c215 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ansible (1.5.5) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * 1.5.5 release
+
+  -- Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com>  Fri, 18 April 2014 15:00:00 -0500
+
 ansible (1.5.4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * 1.5.4 release
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
index c96e76532fc..3c472a2da29 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:      %{name}
-Version:   1.5.4
+Version:   1.5.5
 Release:   1%{?dist}
 Url:       http://www.ansible.com
 Summary:   SSH-based application deployment, configuration management, and IT orchestration platform
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %changelog
 
+* Fri Apr 18 2014 Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com> - 1.5.5
+- Release 1.5.5
+
 * Tue Apr 01 2014 Michael DeHaan <michael@ansible.com> - 1.5.4
 - Release 1.5.4