diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa97e420f..f644d22f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 1.66.0
+
+### API changes
+- `dc_contact_get_last_seen()` added #2823
+- python: `Contact.last_seen` added #2823
+- removed `DC_STR_NEWGROUPDRAFT`, we don't set draft after creating group anymore #2805
+
+### Changes
+- python: add cutil.from_optional_dc_charpointer() #2824
+- refactorings #2807 #2822 #2825
 
-- Removed DC_STR_NEWGROUPDRAFT, we don't set draft after creating group anymore #2805
 
 ## 1.65.0
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3c11402ac..f178cb892 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.65.0"
+version = "1.66.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.65.0"
+version = "1.66.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d81f87952..19050d93d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.65.0"
+version = "1.66.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 1223a4b3a..b91aa0345 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.65.0"
+version = "1.66.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"