diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) and [Keep a Ch
 
 ### New
 
+### Changes
+
+### Fixes
+
+## v2.10.5 (2023-10-20)
+
+### New
+
 ### Changes
 - adding support for module-type spec on init of new module `seedfarmer init module -mt cdkv2`
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.11.0.dev0
+2.10.5