diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d6439a404..3900dfdea 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ Changes
 `Unreleased <https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/tree/master>`_ (latest)
 ========================================================================
 
+Changes:
+--------
+- No change.
+
+Fixes:
+------
+- No change.
+
+.. _changes_5.0.0:
+
+`5.0.0 <https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/tree/5.0.0>`_ (2023-12-12)
+========================================================================
+
 Changes:
 --------
 - Add ``weaver.formats.ContentEncoding`` with handlers for common encoding manipulation from input values.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 26927883d..b9e048f20 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MAKEFILE_NAME := $(word $(words $(MAKEFILE_LIST)),$(MAKEFILE_LIST))
 # Application
 APP_ROOT    := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_NAME))/..)
 APP_NAME    := $(shell basename $(APP_ROOT))
-APP_VERSION ?= 4.38.0
+APP_VERSION ?= 5.0.0
 APP_INI     ?= $(APP_ROOT)/config/$(APP_NAME).ini
 DOCKER_REPO ?= pavics/weaver
 #DOCKER_REPO ?= docker-registry.crim.ca/ogc/weaver
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5b70c2de8..d0902a4db 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ for each process.
     :alt: Requires Python 3.7+
     :target: https://www.python.org/getit
 
-.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/crim-ca/weaver/4.38.0.svg
+.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/crim-ca/weaver/5.0.0.svg
     :alt: Commits since latest release
-    :target: https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/compare/4.38.0...master
+    :target: https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/compare/5.0.0...master
 
-.. |version| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/latest%20version-4.38.0-blue
+.. |version| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/latest%20version-5.0.0-blue
     :alt: Latest Tagged Version
-    :target: https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/tree/4.38.0
+    :target: https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/tree/5.0.0
 
 .. |deps| image:: https://img.shields.io/librariesio/github/crim-ca/weaver
     :alt: Libraries.io Dependencies Status
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ for each process.
     :alt: Github Actions CI Build Status (master branch)
     :target: https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/actions?query=workflow%3ATests+branch%3Amaster
 
-.. |github_tagged| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/crim-ca/weaver/tests.yml?label=4.38.0&branch=4.38.0
+.. |github_tagged| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/crim-ca/weaver/tests.yml?label=5.0.0&branch=5.0.0
     :alt: Github Actions CI Build Status (latest tag)
-    :target: https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/actions?query=workflow%3ATests+branch%3A4.38.0
+    :target: https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver/actions?query=workflow%3ATests+branch%3A5.0.0
 
 .. |readthedocs| image:: https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/pavics-weaver
     :alt: ReadTheDocs Build Status (master branch)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ for each process.
 
 .. below shield will either indicate the targeted version or 'tag not found'
 .. since docker tags are pushed following manual builds by CI, they are not automatic and no build artifact exists
-.. |docker_build_status| image:: https://img.shields.io/docker/v/pavics/weaver/4.38.0?label=tag%20status
+.. |docker_build_status| image:: https://img.shields.io/docker/v/pavics/weaver/5.0.0?label=tag%20status
     :alt: Docker Build Status (latest version)
     :target: https://hub.docker.com/r/pavics/weaver/tags
 
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ Docker image repositories:
 
 ::
 
-    $ docker pull pavics/weaver:4.38.0
+    $ docker pull pavics/weaver:5.0.0
 
 For convenience, following tags are also available:
 
-- ``weaver:4.38.0-manager``: `Weaver` image that will run the API for WPS process and job management.
-- ``weaver:4.38.0-worker``: `Weaver` image that will run the process job runner application.
+- ``weaver:5.0.0-manager``: `Weaver` image that will run the API for WPS process and job management.
+- ``weaver:5.0.0-worker``: `Weaver` image that will run the process job runner application.
 
 Following links correspond to existing servers with `Weaver` configured as *EMS*/*ADES* instances respectively.
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-base b/docker/Dockerfile-base
index e2291856a..be515a289 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-base
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-base
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LABEL description.short="Weaver Base"
 LABEL description.long="Workflow Execution Management Service (EMS); Application, Deployment and Execution Service (ADES)"
 LABEL maintainer="Francis Charette-Migneault <francis.charette-migneault@crim.ca>"
 LABEL vendor="CRIM"
-LABEL version="4.38.0"
+LABEL version="5.0.0"
 
 # setup paths
 ENV APP_DIR=/opt/local/src/weaver
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0eda4a4f5..5bfe9484b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 4.38.0
+current_version = 5.0.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/weaver/__meta__.py b/weaver/__meta__.py
index 65cbebbd7..e8a2b7cc6 100644
--- a/weaver/__meta__.py
+++ b/weaver/__meta__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __name__ = "weaver"
 __title__ = "Weaver"
-__version__ = "4.38.0"
+__version__ = "5.0.0"
 __description__ = "Workflow Execution Management Service (EMS); Application, Deployment and Execution Service (ADES)."
 __source_repository__ = "https://github.com/crim-ca/weaver"
 __docker_repository__ = "https://hub.docker.com/r/pavics/weaver"