prepare for 2.6.5
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index a8a79f6..458b7a3 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2.6.5 (19-Jan-2015)
 2.6.4 (07-Dec-2015)
 
 No changes since 2.6.3.