diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 52902c28..a8534995 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -65,3 +65,11 @@ First cerebro release.
 - support shard relocation
 - support edit index template
 - added cat module
+
+###v0.5.0 - January 19th, 2017
+
+#### Bug fixes
+- fixed stuck shard state
+
+#### New features
+- added authentication support
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 13393e0c..9742d771 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name := "cerebro"
 
-version := "0.4.2"
+version := "0.5.0"
 
 scalaVersion := "2.11.6"
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a0698540..86ef6375 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cerebro",
-  "version": "0.4.2",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "cerebro - elasticsearch admin",
   "main": "index.html",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/connect.html b/public/connect.html
index 3a9e8500..46be79cc 100644
--- a/public/connect.html
+++ b/public/connect.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <div class="text-center">
         <img src="img/logo.png" height="160px">
         <h4>Cerebro
-          <small>v0.4.2</small>
+          <small>v0.5.0</small>
         </h4>
       </div>
     </div>