diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e6299c24e..504c0c0d9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             python -m venv ../venv
             . ../venv/bin/activate
-            pip install click<8 githubrelease
+            pip install "click<8" githubrelease
             githubrelease release $CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME \
               create $CIRCLE_TAG --name $CIRCLE_TAG \
               --publish ./dist/*
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 204be3482..f598673d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # HDMF Changelog
 
+## HDMF 2.5.5 (May 17, 2021)
+
+### Bug fix
+- Fix incompatibility issue with downstream github-release tool used to deploy releases to GitHub. @rly (#614)
+
 ## HDMF 2.5.4 (May 17, 2021)
 
 ### Bug fix