diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8788916288..64d89277f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+2024.02.5, released August 14th, 2024
+
+	Important / security related fixes.
+
+	Various minor improvements to utils/check-package
+
+	Defconfigs: Add download hashes for chromebook-elm,
+	chromebook-snow and stm32mp157a_dk1
+
+	Updated/fixed packages: bitcoin, boost, btrfs-progs, c-ares,
+	cdrkit, check, containerd, directfb, ed, exim, fwts, gcc, gdb,
+	go, kexec, libarchive, libgeos, libressl, mupdf, nodejs,
+	ntpsec, octave, openssh, pppd, python-mupdf,
+	python-ruamel-yaml, qt5webkit, rauc-hawkbit-updater, snappy,
+	squid, sunxi-tools, syslinux, systemd, tcf-agent, ubus,
+	util-linux, uvw, webkitgtk, wolfssl, wpewebkit, x265,
+	xlib_libxshmfence, xvisor
+
+	Issues resolved (http://bugs.uclibc.org):
+
+	#15231: gcc --help -v doesn't work correctly with gcc>=10 and..
+
 2024.02.4, released July 13th, 2024
 
 	Important / security related fixes.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e054ca2dc..4d005cd06f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2024.02.4
+export BR2_VERSION := 2024.02.5
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
-BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1720873000
+BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1723635000
 
 # Save running make version since it's clobbered by the make package
 RUNNING_MAKE_VERSION := $(MAKE_VERSION)
diff --git a/support/misc/Vagrantfile b/support/misc/Vagrantfile
index 90d097bc4f..ca7e161e1b 100644
--- a/support/misc/Vagrantfile
+++ b/support/misc/Vagrantfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Buildroot version to use
-RELEASE='2024.02.4'
+RELEASE='2024.02.5'
 
 ### Change here for more memory/cores ###
 VM_MEMORY=2048