diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 58c4dc559..817cf7d3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,39 @@
+# 6.5.1
+
+Version 6.5.1.0
+
+XFTP client:
+- backwards compatible file header decoding.
+
+# 6.5.0
+
+Version 6.5.0.17
+
+SMP agent:
+- improve subscriptions
+  - reduce memory usage and retries during initial subscription (#1758)
+  - fix race resulting in pending subscriptions never subscribed (#1756)
+  - batch processing of subscription results and errors (#1652)
+  - reduce memory usage of active subscriptions.
+- drop message after N reception attempts (#1762)
+- fix possible deadlocks of queue overloading when processing messages (#1713)
+- improved APIs for short link management and creation.
+- support multiple link owners in link data (#1701)
+
+SMP server:
+- store messages in PostgreSQL (#1622).
+- reduce memory usage with PostgreSQL database - do not use queue cache (#1637)
+- fix in-memory server not restoring queue/service associations after 2+ restarts (#1618)
+
+XFTP server:
+- support PostgreSQL database.
+- add server page.
+- support uploads from web clients.
+
+Servers:
+- better socket leak prevention during TLS handshake, NetworkError type to bette diagnose connection errors (#1619)
+- use "=" as default INI key-value separator (#1767)
+
 # 6.4.4
 
 Servers:
diff --git a/simplexmq.cabal b/simplexmq.cabal
index 3d8bf19aa..aff40d472 100644
--- a/simplexmq.cabal
+++ b/simplexmq.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version: 1.12
 
 name:           simplexmq
-version:        6.5.0.16
+version:        6.5.1.0
 synopsis:       SimpleXMQ message broker
 description:    This package includes <./docs/Simplex-Messaging-Server.html server>,
                 <./docs/Simplex-Messaging-Client.html client> and
diff --git a/src/Simplex/FileTransfer/Types.hs b/src/Simplex/FileTransfer/Types.hs
index 86ecdc5d5..ff70b8f13 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/FileTransfer/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/FileTransfer/Types.hs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding
 import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding.String
 import Simplex.Messaging.Parsers
 import Simplex.Messaging.Protocol (XFTPServer)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Util (safeDecodeUtf8, (<$$>))
 import System.FilePath ((</>))
 
 type RcvFileId = ByteString -- Agent entity ID
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ data FileHeader = FileHeader
 instance Encoding FileHeader where
   smpEncode FileHeader {fileName, fileExtra} = smpEncode (fileName, fileExtra)
   smpP = do
-    (fileName, fileExtra) <- smpP
+    fileName <- safeDecodeUtf8 <$> smpP
+    fileExtra <- safeDecodeUtf8 <$$> smpP
     pure FileHeader {fileName, fileExtra}
 
 type DBRcvFileId = Int64