diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 62fba6a..b16f66a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.5.5
+
+* Maintenance release.
+
 # 1.5.4
 
 * Bumps golang.org/x/crypto from 0.17.0 to 0.31.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 94fe62c..9075be4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.4
+1.5.5