diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
index 485a5763e55..8ecf7f1ea0f 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ Ansible Base 2.10 "When the Levee Breaks" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
-v2.10.5rc1
-==========
+v2.10.5
+=======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2021-01-11
+| Release Date: 2021-01-18
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
 
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 711071814c3..55b3d52fe47 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -2282,6 +2282,17 @@ releases:
     - skip_invalid_coll_name_when_listing.yml
     - v2.10.4rc1_summary.yaml
     release_date: '2020-12-07'
+  2.10.5:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2021-01-18
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: When the Levee Breaks
+    fragments:
+    - v2.10.5_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2021-01-18'
   2.10.5rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.5_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.5_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8fa8dbd1809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.10.5_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2021-01-18
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index a8caeb272d3..b0f9555a7c5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.10.5rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.10.5'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'When the Levee Breaks'