diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9e5216b..243c2d4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Key:
      + Something added
      * Something changed / fixed
 
-v0.5.0 (unreleased)
+v.0.5dev (ongoing development)
+
+v0.5.0
 This version has split off from unstable-0.4.3. Includes major changes.
  + LCDd now does dynamic loading of driver modules
  * New API in use
diff --git a/scripts/debian/changelog b/scripts/debian/changelog
index 134483e..cd4d221 100644
--- a/scripts/debian/changelog
+++ b/scripts/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-lcdproc (0.4.99+cvs20060412) unstable; urgency=low
+lcdproc (0.5.0cvs20060412) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New snapshot from upstream CVS
+
+ -- Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de>  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:00:00 +0200
+
+lcdproc (0.5.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * new upstream release
     - better support for operating systems other than Linux: *BSD, Darwin
     - /etc/default/LCDd to configure /etc/init.d/LCDd
     - use original man pages
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ lcdproc (0.4.99+cvs20060412) unstable; urgency=low
       + i2c: to conned LCDs using the I2C bus
       + lis2: for the LIS2 serial-to-USB converter
 
- -- Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de>  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:21:28 +0100
+ -- Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de>  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:00:00 +0200
 
 lcdproc (0.4.5-1) unstable; urgency=high