diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7aced4a3c..ffad5c4e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
 <!-- usage documentation: http://expeditor-docs.es.chef.io/configuration/changelog/ -->
-<!-- latest_release 1.48.4 -->
-## [v1.48.4](https://github.com/chef/inspec/tree/v1.48.4) (2017-12-20)
+<!-- latest_release 1.48.5 -->
+## [v1.48.5](https://github.com/chef/inspec/tree/v1.48.5) (2017-12-21)
 
-#### Bug Fixes
-- Add support for Darwin Directory Service groups [#2403](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2403) ([jerryaldrichiii](https://github.com/jerryaldrichiii))
+#### Merged Pull Requests
+- bugfix: default attributes for nil and false [#2410](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2410) ([arlimus](https://github.com/arlimus))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 <!-- release_rollup since=1.48.0 -->
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - Add support for Darwin Directory Service groups [#2403](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2403) ([jerryaldrichiii](https://github.com/jerryaldrichiii)) <!-- 1.48.4 -->
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
+- bugfix: default attributes for nil and false [#2410](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2410) ([arlimus](https://github.com/arlimus)) <!-- 1.48.5 -->
 - Enhance `package` resource error handling [#2388](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2388) ([jerryaldrichiii](https://github.com/jerryaldrichiii)) <!-- 1.48.3 -->
 - Split unit tests from functional [#2391](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2391) ([adamleff](https://github.com/adamleff)) <!-- 1.48.2 -->
 - added missing quote [#2386](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2386) ([aboutte](https://github.com/aboutte)) <!-- 1.48.1 -->
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 90d2c9ebf..d972aa6fb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.48.4
\ No newline at end of file
+1.48.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/inspec/version.rb b/lib/inspec/version.rb
index b7ca6167c..6bec00707 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # author: Christoph Hartmann
 
 module Inspec
-  VERSION = '1.48.4'
+  VERSION = '1.48.5'
 end