diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 70dbe5f76..369220452 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Here's a screenshot of the toolbar in action:
 In addition to the built-in panels, a number of third-party panels are
 contributed by the community.
 
-The current stable version of the Debug Toolbar is 5.0.0-alpha. It works on
+The current stable version of the Debug Toolbar is 5.0.0. It works on
 Django ≥ 4.2.0.
 
 The Debug Toolbar has experimental support for `Django's asynchronous views
diff --git a/debug_toolbar/__init__.py b/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
index f07c3be8b..470292dd6 100644
--- a/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
+++ b/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Do not use pkg_resources to find the version but set it here directly!
 # see issue #1446
-VERSION = "5.0.0-alpha"
+VERSION = "5.0.0"
 
 # Code that discovers files or modules in INSTALLED_APPS imports this module.
 urls = "debug_toolbar.urls", APP_NAME
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 9310f5f45..5e548c299 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Change log
 Pending
 -------
 
+
+5.0.0 (2025-01-11)
+------------------
+
 * Added Python 3.13 to the CI matrix.
 * Removed support for Python 3.8 as it has reached end of life.
 * Converted to Django Commons PyPI release process.
@@ -11,6 +15,8 @@ Pending
 * Documented experimental async support.
 * Improved troubleshooting doc for incorrect mime types for .js static files
 
+Please see everything under 5.0.0-alpha as well.
+
 5.0.0-alpha (2024-09-01)
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 16f107896..bd5270db9 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 copyright = copyright.format(datetime.date.today().year)
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "5.0.0-alpha"
+release = "5.0.0"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------