diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f3f54f4e9..7981c931d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## v6.5.0
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- [2551](https://github.com/umee-network/umee/pull/2551) Added validation to the ibc-transfer msg receiver.
 
 ## v6.4.1 - 2024-04-30
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index a2cf61c5d9..fa69166d58 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 The Release Procedure is defined in the [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md#release-procedure) document.
 
+## v6.5.0
+
+In this release we are adding validations to ibc-transfer msg receiver address and memo feilds. This release will resolve the latest incident of spam ibc-transfer transactions.
+
 ## v6.4.1
 
 This release updates our dependencies and applies latest patches to the v6.4.x line. All validators must update to this patch release.
diff --git a/app/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades.go
index ae6414cb61..51bfc96fa5 100644
--- a/app/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades.go
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ func (app UmeeApp) RegisterUpgradeHandlers() {
 	app.registerOutdatedPlaceholderUpgrade("v6.1")
 	app.registerOutdatedPlaceholderUpgrade("v6.2")
 	app.registerUpgrade("v6.3", upgradeInfo)
-
 	app.registerUpgrade6_4(upgradeInfo)
+
+	app.registerUpgrade("v6.5", upgradeInfo)
 }
 
 func (app *UmeeApp) registerUpgrade6_4(upgradeInfo upgradetypes.Plan) {