diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 7cc6c04..2f95c05 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+1.5.0 / 2018-01-24
+==================
+
+  * expose the Application::handleRequest method
+
 1.4.1 / 2017-10-09
 ==================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73080b8..c412754 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "koa",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "Koa web app framework",
   "main": "lib/application.js",
   "scripts": {