diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 90fc0b85..74a6f6c5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.5.1-1
+5.5.1-2
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index e862e023..b1010d4c 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+12/27/2023 Changes in    v5.5.1-2
+==================================
+- Fix 7z/xz/bz2 etc. decompression
+- Check for bad helo callback in msmilter
+- Support new Exim Message-ID format in versions 4.97+
+
 03/03/2023 Changes in    v5.5.1-1 (beta)
 ==================================
 - Set headermodified flag on signature