diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfab236..0ab4179 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.5.0] - 2024-09-18
+
+- [#36](https://github.com/unity-sds/unity-data-services/pull/36) release
+
 ## [0.4.0.dev000200] - 2024-09-18
 ### Changed
 - [#34](https://github.com/unity-sds/unity-data-services/pull/34) feat: new ways to write release notes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index db1e353..ed6a4ad 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "mdps-ds-lib"
-version="0.4.0.dev000200"
+version="0.5.0"
 description = "Mission Data System - MDPS (Unity) Data Service Core library"
 authors = ["Wai Phyo <wai.phyo@jpl.nasa.gov>"]
 license = "Apache 2.0"