diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 030ecbd8b8..bf7aa361be 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ releases are sorted from youngest to oldest.
 
 version next:
 
+version 0.10.6:
+
+- many bug fixes that where found with Coverity
+
+- The following CVE fixes where backported:
+  CVE-2012-2796, CVE-2012-2775, CVE-2012-2772, CVE-2012-2776,
+  CVE-2012-2779, CVE-2012-2787, CVE-2012-2794, CVE-2012-2800,
+  CVE-2012-2802, CVE-2012-2801, CVE-2012-2786, CVE-2012-2798,
+  CVE-2012-2793, CVE-2012-2789, CVE-2012-2788, CVE-2012-2790,
+  CVE-2012-2777, CVE-2012-2784
+
+- hundreads of other bug fixes, some possibly security relevant,
+  see the git log for details.
+
+
 version 0.10.5:
 
 - Several bugs and crashes have been fixed as well as build problems
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 9c0e3289ba..d77acba722 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = FFmpeg
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.10.5
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.10.6
 
 # With the PROJECT_LOGO tag one can specify an logo or icon that is included
 # in the documentation. The maximum height of the logo should not exceed 55
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 9028ec6365..69da6ebcd0 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.10.5
+0.10.6
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9028ec6365..69da6ebcd0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.10.5
+0.10.6