diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d57951e8..5e87b7eb7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Delta Chat Android Changelog
 
+## v1.50.5
+2025-01
+
+* fix push-notifications handling for certain devices where it was not working correctly
+* update translations
+* using core 1.153.0
+
 ## v1.50.4
 2025-01
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ca8f1ba23..ad42fe7c6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ android {
     useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
 
     defaultConfig {
-        versionCode 707
-        versionName "1.50.4"
+        versionCode 708
+        versionName "1.50.5"
 
         applicationId "com.b44t.messenger"
         multiDexEnabled true