diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b9a1a60622b..2563f1e1c64e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,42 @@ This file contains notable changes (e.g. breaking changes, major changes, etc.)
 
 This file was introduced starting Kani 0.23.0, so it only contains changes from version 0.23.0 onwards.
 
+## [0.65.0]
+
+### Breaking Changes
+* Removed unstable list feature and default memory checks by @carolynzech in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4258
+
+### Major Changes
+* Added support for a few SMT solvers (bitwuzla, cvc5, and z3) as solver attribute values (**not** packaged with Kani) by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4218
+* Improved support for contracts and stubs in trait implementations, expanding verification capabilities for trait-based code by @carolynzech in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4250
+* Added new `--prove-safety-only` option for focused safety verification, allowing you to concentrate on memory safety and undefined behavior detection by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4239
+* Extended autoharness support to handle references, making it easier to automatically generate verification harnesses by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4234
+* Multiple performance improvements including parallel goto binary writing, lazy debug info evaluation, and optimized quantifier handling for faster verification times
+
+### What's Changed
+* Fixed issue related to the handling of contract closures which was preventing writing contracts for functions that return mutable references by @vonaka in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4151
+* Relaxed the constraint on the pointer type for Kani's memory predicates by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4193
+* Changed the model for `ptr_offset_from` to enhance verification performance by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4180
+* Fixed assign clause inference bug for nested loops by @thanhnguyen-aws in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4179
+* Fixed crash when using multiple quantifiers in one proof by @thanhnguyen-aws in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4221
+* Added support for Cargo.toml's default-members configuration by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4201
+* Improved memset handling to avoid zero-count invocations by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4205
+* Enhanced safety by disabling debug assertions under prove-safety-only by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4262
+* Enhanced performance with parallel goto binary writing by @AlexanderPortland in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4236
+* Improved quantifier handling performance by avoiding irrelevant symbol updates by @AlexanderPortland in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4268
+* Enhanced performance with lazy debug info evaluation by @AlexanderPortland in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4269
+* Improved MIR constant handling by marking them as static constants by @vonaka in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4233
+
+### New Contributors
+* @vonaka made their first contribution in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4151
+
+### Version Updates
+* Updated to Rust edition 2024 by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4197
+* Rust toolchain upgraded to 2025-08-06 by @tautschnig and @thanhnguyen-aws
+* Updated CBMC dependency to 6.7.1 by @tautschnig in https://github.com/model-checking/kani/pull/4178
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/model-checking/kani/compare/kani-0.64.0...kani-0.65.0
+
 ## [0.64.0]
 
 ### Major Changes
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 08bb5221cdd0..c0a8ebb63e81 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "build-kani"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo_metadata",
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ checksum = "773648b94d0e5d620f64f280777445740e61fe701025087ec8b57f45c791888b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cprover_bindings"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "fxhash",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kani"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "kani_core",
  "kani_macros",
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kani-compiler"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "charon",
  "clap",
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kani-driver"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo_metadata",
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kani-verifier"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "home",
@@ -1175,14 +1175,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kani_core"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "kani_macros",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kani_macros"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-error2",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kani_metadata"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "cprover_bindings",
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "std"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 dependencies = [
  "kani",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 692a978c5fec..b230ce9d1e53 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kani-verifier"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "A bit-precise model checker for Rust."
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/cprover_bindings/Cargo.toml b/cprover_bindings/Cargo.toml
index 34ccee41c4f7..7b9ec8edf9d8 100644
--- a/cprover_bindings/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cprover_bindings/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "cprover_bindings"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/kani-compiler/Cargo.toml b/kani-compiler/Cargo.toml
index 8e575dd5941b..4e899dd4cbf0 100644
--- a/kani-compiler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kani-compiler/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kani-compiler"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/kani-driver/Cargo.toml b/kani-driver/Cargo.toml
index cb361e41da4e..a95a36eb8c8d 100644
--- a/kani-driver/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kani-driver/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kani-driver"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Build a project with Kani and run all proof harnesses"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/kani_metadata/Cargo.toml b/kani_metadata/Cargo.toml
index 1d3ced87bf9a..2538ec046db6 100644
--- a/kani_metadata/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kani_metadata/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kani_metadata"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/library/kani/Cargo.toml b/library/kani/Cargo.toml
index 2a25cf3a43fa..580a2b1f0241 100644
--- a/library/kani/Cargo.toml
+++ b/library/kani/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kani"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/library/kani_core/Cargo.toml b/library/kani_core/Cargo.toml
index f98dcfec355e..0893b5df6a2d 100644
--- a/library/kani_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/library/kani_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kani_core"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/library/kani_macros/Cargo.toml b/library/kani_macros/Cargo.toml
index 8e2679262402..962e048b4d28 100644
--- a/library/kani_macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/library/kani_macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kani_macros"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/library/std/Cargo.toml b/library/std/Cargo.toml
index fe3670b6b0fa..ed57998f4558 100644
--- a/library/std/Cargo.toml
+++ b/library/std/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Note: this package is intentionally named std to make sure the names of
 # standard library symbols are preserved
 name = "std"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/tools/build-kani/Cargo.toml b/tools/build-kani/Cargo.toml
index 9667d01a98ca..e901c1049053 100644
--- a/tools/build-kani/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/build-kani/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "build-kani"
-version = "0.64.0"
+version = "0.65.0"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Builds Kani, Sysroot and release bundle."
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"