diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fec4d0eb..c4a0c922f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,94 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.159.0] - 2025-04-08
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- deltachat-rpc-client: Add Message.get_info().
+- CFFI: Add `dc_make_vcard()` and `dc_import_vcard()`.
+- Add legacy Python bindings for `make_vcard` and `import_vcard`.
+
+### CI
+
+- Upgrade Rust from 1.84.1 to 1.86.0 ([#6784](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6784)).
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Add name resp. "Me" to contact encryption info ([#6720](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6720)).
+- Get contact-id for info messages ([#6714](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6714)).
+- No unencrypted chat when securejoin times out ([#6722](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6722)).
+- Clear `Param::IsEdited` when forwarding a message.
+- Remove email address from 'add second device' qr code ([#6760](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6760)).
+- Parse Proton Mail vCards again ([#6771](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6771)).
+- Do not consider encrypting to the primary OpenPGP key.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- jsonrpc: Fix deadlock in get_all_accounts().
+- Set GroupNameTimestamp on group promotion ([#6729](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6729)).
+- Encrypt broadcast lists.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Update yerpc to 0.6.3.
+- cargo: Update textwrap from 0.16.1 to 0.16.2.
+- cargo: Bump uuid from 1.15.1 to 1.16.0.
+- cargo: Bump libc from 0.2.170 to 0.2.171.
+- cargo: Bump anyhow from 1.0.96 to 1.0.97.
+- cargo: Bump bytes from 1.10.0 to 1.10.1.
+- cargo: Bump once_cell from 1.20.3 to 1.21.3.
+- cargo: Bump thiserror from 2.0.11 to 2.0.12.
+- cargo: Bump pin-project from 1.1.9 to 1.1.10.
+- cargo: Bump hyper-util from 0.1.10 to 0.1.11.
+- cargo: Bump log from 0.4.26 to 0.4.27.
+- cargo: Bump tokio-util from 0.7.13 to 0.7.14.
+- cargo: Bump syn from 2.0.98 to 2.0.100.
+- cargo: Bump serde_json from 1.0.139 to 1.0.140.
+- cargo: Bump quote from 1.0.38 to 1.0.40.
+- cargo: Bump http-body-util from 0.1.2 to 0.1.3.
+- cargo: Bump openssl from 0.10.71 to 0.10.72.
+- cargo: Bump quick-xml from 0.37.2 to 0.37.4.
+- cargo: Bump blake3 from 1.6.1 to 1.8.0.
+- cargo: Bump tokio from 1.43.0 to 1.43.1 ([#6780](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6780)).
+- Add issue template.
+- Add bug label on bug issue template.
+- cargo: Bump tokio from 1.43.0 to 1.44.1.
+- cargo: Bump fd-lock from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4.
+- Update async-smtp from 0.10.0 to 0.10.1.
+- Update async-imap from 0.10.3 to 0.10.4.
+- cargo: Bump tempfile from 3.14.0 to 3.19.1.
+- cargo: Bump image from 0.25.5 to 0.25.6.
+- cargo: Bump serde from 1.0.218 to 1.0.219.
+
+### Other
+
+- Add python and tox to flake.nix devshell ([#6233](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6233))
+- Update spec wrt edit/delete, minor rewordings ([#6708](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6708))
+- Update 'takes longer' fallback wording.
+- Handle classic emails as such only in classic profiles ([#6767](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6767))
+- Move ASM strings to core, point to "Add Second Device" ([#6777](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6777))
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Replace `once_cell::sync::Lazy` with `std::sync::LazyLock`.
+- Move vCard code to its own file ([#6776](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6776)).
+
+### Tests
+
+- Use encryption in more Rust tests.
+- Use encryption in all JSON-RPC online tests.
+- Encrypt legacy Python tests.
+- Send only encrypted messages in online JS tests.
+- Add APIs to create `dom@example.net` and `elena@example.net`.
+- Split public keys from secret keys in runtime.
+- Remove fetch_existing tests.
+- Port test_forward_encrypted_to_unencrypted from legacy Python to Rust.
+- Port test_one_account_send_bcc_setting from legacy Python to JSON-RPC.
+- Port test_multidevice_sync_seen to JSON-RPC.
+- Use QR codes to setup contact with test bots.
+- Remove flaky key::tests::test_load_self_existing test ([#6763](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6763)).
+- Update blob hash in blob::blob_tests::test_selfavatar_outside_blobdir.
+
 ## [1.158.0] - 2025-03-29
 
 ### API-Changes
@@ -6101,3 +6190,4 @@ https://github.com/chatmail/core/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [1.157.2]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v1.157.1..v1.157.2
 [1.157.3]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v1.157.2..v1.157.3
 [1.158.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v1.157.3..v1.158.0
+[1.159.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v1.158.0..v1.159.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8d2192163..f621cea9f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c45f414f3..6ca10e2bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.81"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 8aff777a9..32c61321a 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index b1928fc80..65d896af4 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 03394d0c6..ca3eeba48 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.158.0"
+  "version": "1.159.0"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 9ad4cdf38..c62a36401 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/chatmail/core"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index 2a7f126ad..720031f4d 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index 0dc8505db..f5361a1c9 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
index f91969010..f64d46b9a 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.158.0"
+  "version": "1.159.0"
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index c363c4266..4d2e498ec 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.158.0"
+version = "1.159.0"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
index 207bf500b..9fa7f575e 100644
--- a/release-date.in
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2025-03-29
\ No newline at end of file
+2025-04-08
\ No newline at end of file