diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2537c1f..f1c1e58 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.0"
+  ".": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d263ff3..d6632fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cld-changesets/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0) (2026-05-22)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Moves version constants out of the public API and into internal.
+* Remove `ValidateSelectorsInEnvironment` method from `pkg/cldfutil/selectors.go`.
+
+### Features
+
+* remove ValidateSelectorsInEnvironment method ([#61](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cld-changesets/issues/61)) ([72f431f](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cld-changesets/commit/72f431f09aaecfaeb5d2368b8706087fe01902c9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* move contract version to internal package ([#64](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cld-changesets/issues/64)) ([936a00b](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cld-changesets/commit/936a00b387f20684064f01a7dd451820b7fb6fb5))
+
 ## [0.4.0](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cld-changesets/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) (2026-05-18)