diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb6254a4..3b101534 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 Nothing yet. Everything previously staged here is folded into
 `[0.5.0]` below.
 
-## [0.5.0] - 2026-08-23
+## [0.5.0] - 2026-08-30
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5e70f598..ccc09b47 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ checksum = "9844ddc3a6e533d62bba727eb6c28b5d360921d5175e9ff0f1e621a5c590a4d5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fips"
-version = "0.5.0-dev"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "bech32 0.12.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1392a3a8..ea5b87f0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fips"
-version = "0.5.0-dev"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "A distributed, decentralized network routing protocol for mesh nodes connecting over arbitrary transports"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index e728dcac..4e1ced1e 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # FIPS v0.5.0
 
-**Released**: 2026-08-23 (provisional: the date is confirmed when the
-release is tagged)
+**Released**: 2026-08-30
 
 v0.5.0 is a feature release, the first since v0.4.0. It adds two new
 supported platforms, a new way for applications to use the mesh, and a set
@@ -784,4 +783,4 @@ operator meets first.
   tick profiler, the lookup and rendezvous naming split, and the
   integration and review of the contributed work above, plus the
   native datagram API and the `fipsctl probe` diagnostic.
-  171 commits.
+  174 commits.
diff --git a/docs/releases/release-notes-v0.5.0.md b/docs/releases/release-notes-v0.5.0.md
index dbb16321..f4d3db75 100644
--- a/docs/releases/release-notes-v0.5.0.md
+++ b/docs/releases/release-notes-v0.5.0.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # FIPS v0.5.0
 
-**Released**: 2026-08-23 (provisional: the date is confirmed when the
-release is tagged)
+**Released**: 2026-08-30
 
 v0.5.0 is a feature release, the first since v0.4.0. It adds two new
 supported platforms, a new way for applications to use the mesh, and a set
@@ -784,4 +783,4 @@ operator meets first.
   tick profiler, the lookup and rendezvous naming split, and the
   integration and review of the contributed work above, plus the
   native datagram API and the `fipsctl probe` diagnostic.
-  171 commits.
+  174 commits.