diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f242c148..6904d9ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Section Order:
 
 <!-- Your changes go here -->
 
+## [5.0.0] - 2026-06-07
+
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 >
 > **This version needs Alliance Auth v5!**
@@ -1106,5 +1108,6 @@ And restart your supervisor.
 [4.0.3]: https://github.com/ppfeufer/aa-sov-timer/compare/v4.0.2...v4.0.3 "v4.0.3"
 [4.1.0]: https://github.com/ppfeufer/aa-sov-timer/compare/v4.0.3...v4.1.0 "v4.1.0"
 [4.2.0]: https://github.com/ppfeufer/aa-sov-timer/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0 "v4.2.0"
+[5.0.0]: https://github.com/ppfeufer/aa-sov-timer/compare/v4.2.0...v5.0.0 "v5.0.0"
 [alliance auth 3.0.0 release notes]: https://gitlab.com/allianceauth/allianceauth/-/tags/v3.0.0 "Alliance Auth 3.0.0 release notes"
-[in development]: https://github.com/ppfeufer/aa-sov-timer/compare/v4.2.0...HEAD "In Development"
+[in development]: https://github.com/ppfeufer/aa-sov-timer/compare/v5.0.0...HEAD "In Development"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9206df12..ffe98dea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Make sure you're in the virtual environment (venv) of your Alliance Auth install
 Then install the latest version:
 
 ```shell
-pip install aa-sov-timer==4.2.0
+pip install aa-sov-timer==5.0.0
 ```
 
 #### Step 2: Update Your AA Settings<a name="step-2-update-your-aa-settings"></a>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Once you have completed all previous steps, restart your AA supervisor service t
 Add the app to your `conf/requirements.txt`:
 
 ```text
-aa-sov-timer==4.2.0
+aa-sov-timer==5.0.0
 ```
 
 #### Step 2: Update Your AA Settings<a name="step-2-update-your-aa-settings-1"></a>
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Then run the following commands from your AA project directory (the one that
 contains `manage.py`).
 
 ```shell
-pip install aa-sov-timer==4.2.0
+pip install aa-sov-timer==5.0.0
 
 python manage.py collectstatic
 python manage.py migrate
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Finally, restart your AA supervisor service.
 To update your existing installation of AA Sovereignty Timer, all you need to do is to update the respective line in your `conf/requirements.txt` file to the latest version.
 
 ```text
-aa-sov-timer==4.2.0
+aa-sov-timer==5.0.0
 ```
 
 Now rebuild your containers and restart them:
diff --git a/sovtimer/__init__.py b/sovtimer/__init__.py
index 69df3a84..31404ce2 100644
--- a/sovtimer/__init__.py
+++ b/sovtimer/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Django
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
-__version__ = "4.2.0"
+__version__ = "5.0.0"
 __title__ = "Sovereignty Timer"
 __title_translated__ = _("Sovereignty Timer")