diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 598cb1158..7b6b252e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ invokes cmake commands as needed.
 
     ```bash
     cd monero
-    git checkout release-v0.14
+    git checkout release-v0.15
     make
     ```
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ Tested on a Raspberry Pi Zero with a clean install of minimal Raspbian Stretch (
     ```bash
     git clone https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git
     cd monero
-    git checkout tags/v0.14.1.2
+    git checkout tags/v0.15.0.0
     ```
 
 * Build:
@@ -432,10 +432,10 @@ application.
     cd monero
     ```
 
-* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.14.1.2'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
+* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.15.0.0'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
 	
     ```bash
-    git checkout v0.14.1.2
+    git checkout v0.15.0.0
     ```
 
 * If you are on a 64-bit system, run:
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/README.md b/contrib/gitian/README.md
index 32aee5f56..3c40d09e0 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/README.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian/README.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Setup for LXC:
 
 ```bash
 GH_USER=fluffypony
-VERSION=v0.14.1.0
+VERSION=v0.15.0.0
 
 ./gitian-build.py --setup $GH_USER $VERSION
 ```
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ If all went well, this produces a number of (uncommitted) `.assert` files in the
 Checking your work
 ------------------
 
-Take a look in the assert files and note the SHA256 checksums listed there. eg for `v0.14.1.0` you should get this checksum:
+Take a look in the assert files and note the SHA256 checksums listed there. eg for `v0.15.0.0` you should get this checksum:
 
 ```
 2b95118f53d98d542a85f8732b84ba13b3cd20517ccb40332b0edd0ddf4f8c62  monero-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ If you chose to do detached signing using `--detach-sign` above (recommended), y
 
 ```bash
 GH_USER=fluffypony
-VERSION=v0.14.1.0
+VERSION=v0.15.0.0
 
 gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-linux/${GH_USER}/monero-linux-*-build.assert
 gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-win/${GH_USER}/monero-win-*-build.assert
diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index eb614d58d..b14f9e8d2 100644
Binary files a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat and b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat differ
diff --git a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
index 11bbe2e24..4a4b3c5c2 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1668900, "ac2dcaf3d2f58ffcf8391639f0f1ebafcb8eac43c49479c7c37f611868d07568");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1775600, "1c6e01c661dc22cab939e79ec6a5272190624ce8356d2f7b958e4f9a57fdb05e");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1856000, "9b57f17f29c71a3acd8a7904b93c41fa6eb8d2b7c73936ce4f1702d14880ba29");
+    ADD_CHECKPOINT(1958000, "98a5d6e51afdf3146e0eefb10a66e8648d8d4d5c2742be8835e976ba217c9bb2");
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index b13ecbbf1..d22158dfc 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -5029,7 +5029,7 @@ void Blockchain::cancel()
 }
 
 #if defined(PER_BLOCK_CHECKPOINT)
-static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "95e60612c1a16f4cd992c335b66daabd98e2d351c2b02b66e43ced0296848d33";
+static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "fce1dc7c17f7679f5f447df206b8f5fe2ef6b1a2845e59f650850a0ef00d265f";
 void Blockchain::load_compiled_in_block_hashes(const GetCheckpointsCallback& get_checkpoints)
 {
   if (get_checkpoints == nullptr || !m_fast_sync)
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index 9121cdf85..ccb88f1fe 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.14.1.2"
-#define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Boron Butterfly"
+#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.15.0.0"
+#define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Carbon Chamaeleon"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_FULL DEF_MONERO_VERSION "-" DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_IS_RELEASE @VERSION_IS_RELEASE@