diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index d47a94028..cb44a9a51 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) a
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [6.5.0] - 2019-xx-xx
+## [6.5.0] - 2019-12-23
 
 - createDatabase with options (replicationFactor, minReplicationFactor, sharding) (ArangoDB v3.6)
 - extended DatabaseEntity with replicationFactor, minReplicationFactor, sharding (ArangoDB v3.6)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e61078d6..b0becb662 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>
     <artifactId>arangodb-java-driver</artifactId>
-    <version>6.4.1</version>
+    <version>6.5.0</version>
     <inceptionYear>2016</inceptionYear>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>