diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #MMDrawerController Changelog
+##[0.5.5](https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController/releases/tag/0.5.5) (Wednesday, April 30, 2014)
+###Fixed
+* **FIXED** an issue ([#244](https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController/pull/244)) where a user could continue to interact with the view while a pan gesture animation was ongoing. (Kevin Harwood, Patrick Hernandez)
+
 ##[0.5.4](https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController/releases/tag/0.5.4) (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)
 ###Fixed
 * **FIXED** an issue ([#240](https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController/pull/240)) where the center container view controller would be init'ed twice. (Lars Anderson)
diff --git a/MMDrawerController.podspec b/MMDrawerController.podspec
index 8f82191c..b8d4902f 100644
--- a/MMDrawerController.podspec
+++ b/MMDrawerController.podspec
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = "MMDrawerController"
-  s.version      = "0.5.4"
+  s.version      = "0.5.5"
   s.summary      = "A lightweight, easy-to-use side drawer navigation controller."
   s.homepage     = "https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController"
   s.license      = { :type => 'MIT', :file => 'LICENSE' }
   s.author       = { "Kevin Harwood" => "kevin.harwood@mutualmobile.com" }
-  s.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController.git", :tag => "0.5.4" }
+  s.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController.git", :tag => "0.5.5" }
   s.platform     = :ios, '5.0'
   s.requires_arc = true
   s.screenshots = [ "http://mutualmobile.github.io/MMDrawerController/ExampleImages/example1.png",