diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d4bb71..e6fe8f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## Version 0.5.5 (2024-12-20)
+ - Updates `kotlincrypto.core` to `0.5.5`
+ - Updates `kotlincrypto.sponges` to `0.3.3`
+ - Fixes `sha3` performance issues for Jvm [[#71]][71]
+
 ## Version 0.5.4 (2024-12-19)
  - Updates `kotlincrypto.core` to `0.5.4`
  - Updates `kotlincrypto.sponges` to `0.3.2`
@@ -138,3 +143,4 @@
 [65]: https://github.com/KotlinCrypto/hash/pull/65
 [69]: https://github.com/KotlinCrypto/hash/pull/69
 [70-comment]: https://github.com/KotlinCrypto/hash/pull/70#issuecomment-2554683182
+[71]: https://github.com/KotlinCrypto/hash/pull/71
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c0fd6d..2dd39e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ shown below.
 // build.gradle.kts
 dependencies {
     // define the BOM and its version
-    implementation(platform("org.kotlincrypto.hash:bom:0.5.4"))
+    implementation(platform("org.kotlincrypto.hash:bom:0.5.5"))
 
     // define artifacts without version
     
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ dependencies {
 ```
 
 <!-- TAG_VERSION -->
-[badge-latest-release]: https://img.shields.io/badge/latest--release-0.5.4-blue.svg?style=flat
+[badge-latest-release]: https://img.shields.io/badge/latest--release-0.5.5-blue.svg?style=flat
 [badge-license]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat
 
 <!-- TAG_DEPENDENCIES -->
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0dd2934..4f7e637 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ POM_DEVELOPER_ID=KotlinCrypto
 POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Kotlin Crypto
 POM_DEVELOPER_URL=https://github.com/KotlinCrypto/
 
-VERSION_NAME=0.5.5-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=0.5.5
 # 0.1.0-alpha01 = 00 01 00 11
 # 0.1.0-beta01  = 00 01 00 21
 # 0.1.0-rc01    = 00 01 00 31