diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index b87d130f33..2592c976bf 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-unreleased
+5.0.0 / 2024-09-10
 =========================
 * remove:
   - `path-is-absolute` dependency - use `path.isAbsolute` instead
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c062162ddc..c1eff78d97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "express",
   "description": "Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework",
-  "version": "5.0.0-beta.3",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "contributors": [
     "Aaron Heckmann <aaron.heckmann+github@gmail.com>",