diff --git a/Changelog.rst b/Changelog.rst
index 0a57919..643e63e 100644
--- a/Changelog.rst
+++ b/Changelog.rst
@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@ ChangeLog
 
 :website: http://offlineimap.org
 
-
 WIP (add new stuff for the next release)
 ========================================
 
+OfflineIMAP v6.5.5-rc1 (2012-09-05)
+===================================
+
+* Bump version number
+
+OfflineIMAP v6.5.5-rc1 (2012-09-05)
+===================================
+
 * Don't create folders if readonly is enabled.
 * Learn to deal with readonly folders to properly detect this condition and act
   accordingly.  One example is Gmail's "Chats" folder that is read-only,
diff --git a/offlineimap/__init__.py b/offlineimap/__init__.py
index 77495e4..a7d043c 100644
--- a/offlineimap/__init__.py
+++ b/offlineimap/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 __all__ = ['OfflineImap']
 
 __productname__ = 'OfflineIMAP'
-__version__     = "6.5.4"
+__version__     = "6.5.5-rc2"
 __copyright__   = "Copyright 2002-2012 John Goerzen & contributors"
 __author__      = "John Goerzen"
 __author_email__= "john@complete.org"