diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index fae318a697..3d842310de 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+2025-01-21 zzz
+ * Util: Recognize zen5 processors
+
+2025-01-20 zzz
+ * Build: Create jammy build to handle Jetty API change (Gitlab #496)
+
+2025-01-18 zzz
+ * BW Test:
+   - Disable some status messages
+   - Set connection timeout
+   - Tag status strings for translation
+   - Unused code removal
+   - Use IP provided by test server
+
+2025-01-17 zzz
+ * i2psnark: Require POST on forms
+ * susidns: Require POST on forms
+
+2025-01-12 zzz
+ * CLI: Improve selfsignedgenerator usage help
+
+2024-12-26 zzz
+ * NetDB:
+   - Reduce max ff response time
+   - Base lookup timeout on peer's average response time
+ * Profiles: Remove unused 10m and 24h rates for DB response time
+
 2024-12-18 zzz
  * NetDB: Aggressive expire for leasesets when over limits
 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index ca3640d9db..5f09da78ef 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     public final static String ID = "Git";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
     /** for example: "beta", "alpha", "rc" */
-    public final static String QUALIFIER = "";
-    public final static long BUILD = 4;
+    public final static String QUALIFIER = "-rc";
+    public final static long BUILD = 5;
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + QUALIFIER + EXTRA;