diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 846bb0e..b3d1cfd 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: RKorAPClient
 Type: Package
 Title: 'KorAP' Web Service Client Package
-Version: 0.5.4
+Version: 0.5.5
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c2e57a5..9511fa0 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# RKorAPClient 0.5.5
+- Use TRUE and FALSE instead of T and F
+- Be more specific about authors and rights holder
+- Elaborate Description field in DESCRIPTION file
+- Add forthcoming LREC paper to Readme.md
+
 # RKorAPClient 0.5.4
 - Fix DESCRIPTION file.