diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6915cd1..5d2f364 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.5.5](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/compare/v2.5.4...v2.5.5) (2020-10-10)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **docs:** document functional version of release-please ([0ab3b32](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/commit/0ab3b3257c9f07aa7e7f2ef5b843556b277b53f5))
+
 ### [2.5.4](https://www.github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action/compare/v2.5.3...v2.5.4) (2020-10-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e6c3cf5..fff8ce2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please-action",
-  "version": "2.5.4",
+  "version": "2.5.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dde7076..643e100 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please-action",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.5.4",
+  "version": "2.5.5",
   "description": "automated releases based on conventional commits",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {