diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cf1dcf39db4e772658bcae14e32538287aa75103..9f05f9f2ce1c66b8e4327cd51e27c8c983a64293 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.5-rc1
+1.6.5
diff --git a/arkindex/system_workers.yml b/arkindex/system_workers.yml
index 4db98bfee3a002081ea7d324529c93d613cd81fd..1ae20e3a4c9d30f89f7da7e1ce9d237c3a593650 100644
--- a/arkindex/system_workers.yml
+++ b/arkindex/system_workers.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # When releasing Arkindex, check that the Docker images set here are up to date,
 # then update the `version` to the current Arkindex version as set in the `VERSION` file
 # to confirm that the images have been manually checked.
-version: 1.6.5-rc1
+version: 1.6.5
 
 features:
     file_import: