diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac b/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
index 6f0ae5869d2eb9e83ed2197e074c3586a9952104..eaf1649d336b105072330535ec686f26a05a18c9 100644
--- a/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-AC_INIT([gstlal-ugly],[1.4.1],[gstlal-discuss@ligo.org],[gstlal-ugly])
+AC_INIT([gstlal-ugly],[1.5.0],[gstlal-discuss@ligo.org],[gstlal-ugly])
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (C) 2008--2017 Kipp Cannon])
 # a file whose existance can be used to use to check that we are in the
 # top-level directory of the source tree
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ CFLAGS="$old_CFLAGS"
 #
 
 
-AC_SUBST([MIN_FRAMECPP_VERSION], [2.5.0])
+AC_SUBST([MIN_FRAMECPP_VERSION], [2.5.8])
 AC_ARG_WITH([framecpp],
 	[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-framecpp], [include framecpp plugin @<:@default=check@:>@])],
 	[],
diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/debian/changelog b/gstlal-ugly/debian/changelog
index 79d26c0f746d3d7e3246aad473df8673ff8e3365..3c3c7fa9ab03146d2676236e9dba5b09998ea555 100644
--- a/gstlal-ugly/debian/changelog
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+gstlal-ugly (1.5.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * first pre-O2 release
+  * update for an API change in framecpp
+
+ -- Kipp Cannon <kipp.cannon@ligo.org>  Mon, 03 Sep 2018 16:56:53 +0900
+
 gstlal-ugly (1.4.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * gds-dev --> gds-devel in .spec