diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 0eb157b0..8d455961 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: Avoid unnecessary config calls during Supervisor init
+      hash: fc6927e53d8460863ee495405750feb62ef0483c
+      body: ""
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+        Signed-off-by: Christina Ying Wang <christina@balena.io>
+        signed-off-by: Christina Ying Wang <christina@balena.io>
+      author: Christina Ying Wang
+      nested: []
+  version: 16.5.5
+  title: ""
+  date: 2024-08-21T04:35:54.822Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Add kmod to runtime-base
       hash: aeb9c621a545a2b6aeead64cdd467a9371d76414
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fb751f7..9769b874 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 automatically by Versionist. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY!
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# v16.5.5
+## (2024-08-21)
+
+* Avoid unnecessary config calls during Supervisor init [Christina Ying Wang]
+
 # v16.5.4
 ## (2024-08-16)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5a9df4b7..4099ee75 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.5.4
\ No newline at end of file
+16.5.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/balena.yml b/balena.yml
index 8dc01c9d..a3a2ec52 100644
--- a/balena.yml
+++ b/balena.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ name: balena-supervisor
 description: 'Balena Supervisor: balena''s agent on devices.'
 joinable: false
 type: sw.application
-version: 16.5.4
+version: 16.5.5
 provides:
   - slug: sw.compose.long-volume-syntax
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4651a29c..0c59d111 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-supervisor",
-  "version": "16.5.4",
+  "version": "16.5.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "balena-supervisor",
-      "version": "16.5.4",
+      "version": "16.5.5",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@balena/systemd": "^0.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8bc5c35..4ffc4d3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-supervisor",
   "description": "This is balena's Supervisor, a program that runs on IoT devices and has the task of running user Apps (which are Docker containers), and updating them as the balena API informs it to.",
-  "version": "16.5.4",
+  "version": "16.5.5",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@
     "yargs": "^17.7.2"
   },
   "versionist": {
-    "publishedAt": "2024-08-16T14:36:29.533Z"
+    "publishedAt": "2024-08-21T04:35:55.384Z"
   }
 }