diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index de39668af..285f2fb54 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ Removed events:
 The `chatBoxClosed`, `chatBoxMaximized` and `chatBoxMinimized` events now have the `model` as
 payload and not the `view`.
 
-## 7.0.5 (Unreleased)
+## 7.0.6 (unreleased)
+
+- #2500: Wrong assignment in OMEMO code
+
+## 7.0.5 (2021-03-16)
 
 - #2377: The @converse/headless NPM package is missing the dist directory, causing import errors
 - #2396: @converse/headless wrongly depends on `CustomElement` from the view layer
diff --git a/src/plugins/omemo/store.js b/src/plugins/omemo/store.js
index a87e5c4c1..48944ce32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/omemo/store.js
+++ b/src/plugins/omemo/store.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ const OMEMOStore = Model.extend({
         _converse.omemo_store.storeSignedPreKey(signed_prekey);
         bundle['signed_prekey'] = {
             'id': signed_prekey.keyId,
-            'public_key': u.arrayBufferToBase64(signed_prekey.keyPair.privKey),
+            'public_key': u.arrayBufferToBase64(signed_prekey.keyPair.pubKey),
             'signature': u.arrayBufferToBase64(signed_prekey.signature)
         };
         const keys = await Promise.all(