diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 342dd55..bc9536a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.1.5
+- Fixes 100% CPU utilization bug with the generic_websocket event emitter thread
+
 1.1.4
 - Locks mutex when sending websocket messages
 - Fix py3.8 stricter linting errors
diff --git a/bfxapi/version.py b/bfxapi/version.py
index 47357fd..41253bd 100644
--- a/bfxapi/version.py
+++ b/bfxapi/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 This module contains the current version of the bfxapi lib
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.1.0'
+__version__ = '1.1.5'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3b15a1b..3345319 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from os import path
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 setup(
     name='bitfinex-api-py',
-    version='1.1.4',
+    version='1.1.5',
     description='Official Bitfinex Python API',
     long_description='A Python reference implementation of the Bitfinex API for both REST and websocket interaction',
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',