diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 0ed56779..8e75c6c6 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 == Core
 * (Bug) Fix pending address balance on received coins for pruning servers 
 * (Bug) Fix history command line option to show output again (regression by SPV)
-* (Chore) Restore timer for deseeded wallets 
 * (Chore) Add timeout to blockchain headers file download by HTTP
+* (Feature) new option: -L, --language: default language used in GUI. 
 
 == Lite GUI
 * (Bug) Sending to auto-completed contacts works again
 * (Chore) Added version number to title bar
 
+== Classic GUI
+* (Feature) Language selector in options.
+
 # Release 1.5.7 (18-12-2012)
 
 == Core
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index fbd2b240..269e80fe 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = "1.5.7"  # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = "1.5.8"  # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.6'  # protocol version requested
 SEED_VERSION     = 4      # bump this everytime the seed generation is modified
-TRANSLATION_ID   = 33853  # version of the wiki page 
+TRANSLATION_ID   = 34259  # version of the wiki page