diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 82f643fa20..c4fdddb7ac 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ restore snapshots created with the previous major version using the
 'sstableloader' tool. You can upgrade the file format of your snapshots
 using the provided 'sstableupgrade' tool.
 
+2.0.15
+======
+
+Upgrading
+---------
+    - Nothing specific to this release, but refer to previous entries if you
+      are upgrading from a previous version.
+
 2.0.14
 ======
     The default JMX config now listens to localhost only. You must enable 
@@ -35,7 +43,6 @@ Upgrading
     - Nothing specific to this release, but refer to previous entries if you
       are upgrading from a previous version.
 
-
 2.0.11
 ======
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 5d17554869..e35cac09bb 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="2.0.14"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="2.0.15"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cd183a3aa7..c9702245db 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-=======
+cassandra (2.0.15) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Jake Luciani <jake@apache.org>  Wed, 13 May 2015 11:38:55 -0400
+
 cassandra (2.0.14) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release
 
  -- Jake Luciani <jake@apache.org>  Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:57:39 -0400
 
->>>>>>> cassandra-2.0.14-build
 cassandra (2.0.13) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release