diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d742a39b..42cbd44a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.5.0"
+  ".": "6.5.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c27c796..7b3048b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.5.1](https://github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-dotnet/compare/v6.5.0...v6.5.1) (2026-10-01)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* describe reserved original creation date field ([24391d6](https://github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-dotnet/commit/24391d6b929d069a271c8e542af6d07c64c43479))
+
 ## [6.5.0](https://github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-dotnet/compare/v6.4.0...v6.5.0) (2026-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/src/Imagekit/Imagekit.csproj b/src/Imagekit/Imagekit.csproj
index 0ce33763..b260c96b 100644
--- a/src/Imagekit/Imagekit.csproj
+++ b/src/Imagekit/Imagekit.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <!-- Metadata -->
     <AssemblyTitle>Image Kit C#</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyName>Imagekit</AssemblyName>
-    <VersionPrefix>6.5.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>6.5.1</VersionPrefix>
     <Description>The official .NET library for the Image Kit API.</Description>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>