diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 499178c..370015b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Release history
 v5.0
 ----
 
-*In development*
+*2018-11-07*
 
 Breaking changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/anymail/_version.py b/anymail/_version.py
index d0bc3e9..fb5ee73 100644
--- a/anymail/_version.py
+++ b/anymail/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (4, 3)
+VERSION = (5, 0)
 __version__ = '.'.join([str(x) for x in VERSION])  # major.minor.patch or major.minor.devN
 __minor_version__ = '.'.join([str(x) for x in VERSION[:2]])  # Sphinx's X.Y "version"