diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 8940775..8fb44f3 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon id="script.xbmcbackup"
-    name="XBMC Backup" version="0.5.8.7" provider-name="robweber">
+    name="XBMC Backup" version="0.5.9" provider-name="robweber">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.14.0"/>
   </requires>
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 2a0a54f..410db06 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 0.5.9
+
+create restored version of guisettings for easy local restoration
+
 Version 0.5.8.7
 
 allow limited updating of guisettings file through json