diff --git a/k9mail/build.gradle b/k9mail/build.gradle
index 6b285a81a80..dfa6caa1c6d 100644
--- a/k9mail/build.gradle
+++ b/k9mail/build.gradle
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.fsck.k9"
         testApplicationId "com.fsck.k9.tests"
 
-        versionCode 25000
-        versionName '5.500'
+        versionCode 25010
+        versionName '5.501'
 
         minSdkVersion 15
         targetSdkVersion 22
diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/res/xml/changelog_master.xml b/k9mail/src/main/res/xml/changelog_master.xml
index 82d46552868..96fe54b1d33 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/res/xml/changelog_master.xml
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/res/xml/changelog_master.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
      They are automatically updated with "ant bump-version".
 -->
 <changelog>
+    <release version="5.501" versioncode="25010">
+        <change>Fixed bug that lead to important files being stripped from the APK</change>
+    </release>
     <release version="5.500" versioncode="25000">
         <change>Further improvements to encryption user experience</change>
         <change>Added ability to forward a message as attachment</change>