diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cd3c31efd7..2a3ebe6c11 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@ This file is used to auto-generate the "Changelog" section of Sopel's website.
 When adding new entries, follow the style guide in NEWS.spec.md to avoid causing
 problems with the site build.
 
+Changes between 6.6.4 and 6.6.5
+===============================
+
+Module changes
+--------------
+
+* Fixed url module not cleaning punctuation when auto-titling [[#1515][]]
+* Fixed url module's punctuation-cleaning on Python 2 [[#1517][]]
+* Fixed `.redditor` command with newer `praw` versions (4.0+) [[#1506][]]
+* Reloading modules now runs their `shutdown()` routines [[#1412][]]
+
+  [#1412]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1412
+  [#1506]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1506
+  [#1515]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1515
+  [#1517]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1517
+
+
 Changes between 6.6.3 and 6.6.4
 ===============================
 
diff --git a/sopel/__init__.py b/sopel/__init__.py
index 5e9213fee7..8cf89be400 100644
--- a/sopel/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 import re
 
-__version__ = '6.6.4'
+__version__ = '6.6.5'
 
 
 def _version_info(version=__version__):