diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 7d7386f..e6c420f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
 Name | PR | Developer | Date | Version
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-:sparkles: Add `author` field and a few fixes | [238](https://github.com/laminlabs/nbproject/pull/238) | [Koncopd](https://github.com/Koncopd) | 2022-10-10 |
+✨ Add `author` field and a few fixes | [238](https://github.com/laminlabs/nbproject/pull/238) | [Koncopd](https://github.com/Koncopd) | 2022-10-10 | 0.5.5
 ♻️ Refactor publish | [237](https://github.com/laminlabs/nbproject/pull/237) | [falexwolf](https://github.com/falexwolf) | 2022-10-07 | 0.5.4
 ✨ Allow setting nbproject `env` via environment variable | [236](https://github.com/laminlabs/nbproject/pull/236) | [Koncopd](https://github.com/Koncopd) | 2022-09-30 |
 📝 Expand some docstrings | [235](https://github.com/laminlabs/nbproject/pull/235) | [Koncopd](https://github.com/Koncopd) | 2022-09-30 |
diff --git a/nbproject/__init__.py b/nbproject/__init__.py
index 92eb2e3..e3339f5 100644
--- a/nbproject/__init__.py
+++ b/nbproject/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    dev
 
 """
-__version__ = "0.5.4"
+__version__ = "0.5.5"
 
 # init jupyter lab frontend immediately on import
 # nothing happens if this is not jupyter lab