diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29ce4b2..002fab8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ The DataPacket provides following attributes:
  Filled with 0 for empty spaces.
 
 ### Changelog
+ * 1.5: Performance improvement: Deleted debugging statements in hot path of packet sending and receiving (Thanks to shauneccles! See #25 for more information)
  * 1.4.6: Fix: When creating a DataPacket with invalid DMX start codes (i.e. not `0x00`) an exception is thrown (Thanks to niggiover9000! See #11 for more information)
  * 1.4.5: When using a manual flush, only a specified list of universes can be flushed (Thanks to CrazyIvan359! See #22 for more information)
  * 1.4.4: The universe used for the sACN-sync messages can now be set when creating a `sACNsender` (Thanks to CrazyIvan359! See #21 for more information)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 30b1f9d..175db29 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='sacn',
-    version='1.4.6',
+    version='1.5.0',
     description='sACN / E1.31 module for easy handling of DMX data over ethernet',
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",