diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f0cf35b..0000000
--- a/build.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-var fs = require('fs'),
-    UglifyJS = require('uglify-js');
-
-var packageInfo = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'})),
-    name = packageInfo.name,
-    version = packageInfo.version,
-    file = './' + name + '.js',
-    minimizedFile = './' + name + '.min.js',
-    repo = 'https://github.com/jhudson8/' + name,
-    content = fs.readFileSync(file, {encoding: 'utf8'}),
-    versionMatcher = new RegExp(name + ' v[0-9\.]+');
-
-var header = '/*!\n' +
-  ' * react-charts v' + version + '\n' +
-  ' * https://github.com/jhudson8/react-charts\n' +
-  ' *\n' +
-  ' *\n' +
-  ' * Copyright (c) 2014 Joe Hudson<joehud_AT_gmail.com>\n' +
-  ' *\n' +
-  ' * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\n' +
-  ' * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal\n' +
-  ' * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\n' +
-  ' * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\n' +
-  ' * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\n' +
-  ' * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n' +
-  ' *\n' +
-  ' * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in\n' +
-  ' * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n' +
-  ' *\n' +
-  ' * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\n' +
-  ' * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\n' +
-  ' * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\n' +
-  ' * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\n' +
-  ' * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\n' +
-  ' * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN\n' +
-  ' * THE SOFTWARE.\n' +
-  ' */\n';
-
-content = header + content;
-fs.writeFileSync(file, content, {encoding: 'utf8'});
-
-var minimized = UglifyJS.minify(file);
-var minimizedHeader = '/*!\n * [' + name + '](' + repo + ') v' + version + ';  MIT license; Joe Hudson<joehud_AT_gmail.com>\n */\n';
-fs.writeFileSync(minimizedFile, minimizedHeader + minimized.code, {encoding: 'utf8'});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f1fcac..f840835 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-chartjs",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "react charting components using the chartjs lib",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index e6c20f5..98815c2 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## v0.5.0 - February 23rd, 2015
+- Added a ```getChart``` method on the chart components to return the chartjs object
+- Added a ```getCanvass``` method on the chart components to return the canvass DOM element
+
 ## v0.4.0 - February 7th, 2015
 - Added Chart.js as a peer dependency (thanks @pghalliday)