diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab06ec19d9..9233ae6649 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.17.0-0.5.5 (upcoming)
+## 0.17.0-0.5.5 (2024-10-30)
 
 * Fix final release for cluster-api-provider-gcp image 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7512f1f440..efec826ca8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.5-SNAPSHOT
+0.5.5-BUILD