diff --git a/_static/versions.json b/_static/versions.json
index 35b5e460..7e7bc6f4 100644
--- a/_static/versions.json
+++ b/_static/versions.json
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 [
   {
-    "name": "v5.6.4 (latest)",
-    "version": "v5.6.4",
+    "name": "v5.6.5 (latest)",
+    "version": "v5.6.5",
     "url": "/",
     "preferred": true
   },
+  {
+    "version": "v5.6.4",
+    "url": "/v5.6.4/"
+  },
   {
     "version": "v5.6.3",
     "url": "/v5.6.3/"
diff --git a/changelog/5.6.5.md b/changelog/5.6.5.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34ab4e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/5.6.5.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Changelog for version 5.6.5
+
+## Released 08 November 2024
+
+## Gravwell
+
+```{note}
+This release contains a high priority bug fix for the type promotion change introduced in 5.6.4. Gravwell highly recommends that all users upgrade to 5.6.5 or above.
+```
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fixed an issue with type promotion in eval comparisons involving strings and byte slices. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog/list.md b/changelog/list.md
index 23e21924..696e6382 100644
--- a/changelog/list.md
+++ b/changelog/list.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 maxdepth: 1
 caption: Current Release
 ---
-5.6.4 <5.6.4>
+5.6.5 <5.6.5>
 ```
 
 ## Previous Versions
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ maxdepth: 1
 caption: Previous Releases
 ---
 
+5.6.4 <5.6.4>
 5.6.3 <5.6.3>
 5.6.2 <5.6.2>
 5.6.1 <5.6.1>
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 850d6f9f..c293053f 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 project = "Gravwell"
 copyright = f"Gravwell, Inc. {date.today().year}"
 author = "Gravwell, Inc."
-release = "v5.6.4"
+release = "v5.6.5"
 
 # Default to localhost:8000, so the version switcher looks OK on livehtml
 version_list_url = os.environ.get(
diff --git a/quickstart/quickstart.md b/quickstart/quickstart.md
index c2a1d77d..1ca5ef22 100644
--- a/quickstart/quickstart.md
+++ b/quickstart/quickstart.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This guide is suitable for Community Edition users as well as users with a paid
 
 You may find the [installation checklist](checklist) and the [glossary](/glossary/glossary) useful companions to this document.
 
-If you are interested in a complete training package, please see the [complete training PDF](https://github.com/gravwell/training/releases/download/v5.6.4/gravwell_training_v5.6.4.pdf).  The Gravwell training PDF is the complete training manual which is paired with labs and exercises. The exercises are built from the open source [Gravwell Training](https://github.com/gravwell/training) repository.
+If you are interested in a complete training package, please see the [complete training PDF](https://github.com/gravwell/training/releases/download/v5.6.5/gravwell_training_v5.6.5.pdf).  The Gravwell training PDF is the complete training manual which is paired with labs and exercises. The exercises are built from the open source [Gravwell Training](https://github.com/gravwell/training) repository.
 
 ```{note}
 Community Edition users will need to obtain their own license from [https://www.gravwell.io/download](https://www.gravwell.io/download) before beginning installation. Paid users should already have received a license file via email.