diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86680a7..16ade96 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.5.0 / 2019-10-21
+==================
+Changes reflected in the below release candidate versions
+
 0.5.0-rc.2 / 2019-10-18
 =======================
 Thank you hhunt for additional testing and the fix PR
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 96de2b5..78a331e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "express-graceful-exit",
-  "version": "0.5.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a372274..80793aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "express-graceful-exit",
-  "version": "0.5.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "Allow graceful exits for express apps, supporting zero downtime deploys",
   "keywords": [
     "express",