diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2e8215..2534a27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## v0.1.5 (2026-07-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+- avoid backmerge pr creating a rc release
+
 ## v0.1.4 (2026-07-08)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5cd9af6..95a4cca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "splinter3d_style"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 description = "A style checker for Splinter3D projects."
 readme = ".github/README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<4.0"