diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 4935eb253d..3dc84ee029 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <property name="test.name" value="*Test"/>
     <property name="test.unit.src" value="${test.dir}/unit"/>
     <property name="dist.dir" value="${build.dir}/dist"/>
-    <property name="version" value="0.6.4"/>
+    <property name="version" value="0.6.5"/>
     <property name="final.name" value="${ant.project.name}-${version}"/>
     <property name="ivy.version" value="2.1.0" />
     <property name="ivy.url"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 466728d5bb..57d54d0b8f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (0.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New stable point release.
+
+ -- Eric Evans <eevans@apache.org>  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:08:14 -0500
+
 cassandra (0.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New stable point release.