diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64a7d5e..0fdb8ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Next version
+## Version 20141224
 
  * Fixed the mysql2 native extension not working on Linux. This is done by dynamically linking against libstdc++. Closes GH-21.
  * Added the eventmachine and thin native extension gems.
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 8cce849..365e0dd 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-20141219-next
+20141224