diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a6a5bf6..0a424e98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,14 +1,40 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
-## Unreleased
 
-### Documentation
+## v5.0.0 (2024-10-15)
+
+### Breaking
+
+* feat!: v5.0.0 (#797)
+
+### BREAKING Changes
+
+* Emitted metadata tool name is `cyclonedx-py`, was `cyclonedx-bom`.
+* Emitted metadata tools are up to non-deprecated CycloneDX specification.
+* No longer emit deprecated or undocumented properties in namespace [`cdx:poetry`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-property-taxonomy/blob/main/cdx/poetry.md) (see previous release 4.6.0 for official replacements).
+    - `cdx:poetry:source:package:reference`
+    - `cdx:poetry:package:source:resolved_reference`
+    - `cdx:poetry:package:source:vcs:requested_revision`
+    - `cdx:poetry:package:source:vcs:commit_id`
+
+The mentioned changes are considered "breaking" for processes that relied on the respective data structures. 
+Migration paths are self-explanatory.
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Requires `cyclonedx-python-lib>=8.0.0,<9 ` now, was `>=7.3.0,<8.0.0,!=7.3.1`.
+
+
+---------
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com> ([`34cf6e3`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python/commit/34cf6e316f5f065b00cdebbed0791662500e6c4c))
 
-* docs(chaneglog): omit chore/ci/refactor/style/test/build
+### Documentation
 
-Signed-off-by: Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com> ([`824dc28`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python/commit/824dc2898cb21f14841f835b8b2703301e87f0f8))
+* docs(chaneglog): omit chore/ci/refactor/style/test/build (#813)
 
+Signed-off-by: Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com> ([`6707959`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python/commit/67079598b520fc7319f1c83ff562584f4acdd09c))
 
 
 ## v4.6.1 (2024-09-30)
diff --git a/cyclonedx_py/__init__.py b/cyclonedx_py/__init__.py
index ee67ae19..fc5160d1 100644
--- a/cyclonedx_py/__init__.py
+++ b/cyclonedx_py/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # !! version is managed by `semantic_release`
 # do not use typing here, or else `semantic_release` might have issues finding the variable
-__version__ = "4.6.1"  # noqa:Q000
+__version__ = "5.0.0"  # noqa:Q000
 
 # There is no stable/public API.
 # However, you might call the stable CLI instead, like so:
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index cf19a110..51211aa6 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
 # !! version is managed by semantic_release
-release = "4.6.1"
+release = "5.0.0"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bd9a9d36..616b6184 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "cyclonedx-bom"
-version = "4.6.1"
+version = "5.0.0"
 description = "CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generator for Python projects and environments"
 authors = [
   "Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com>",