diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a88f1b5f..a82b3a9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## Unreleased
+
+## 5.0.0
 ### Added
 - Publish `iosArm64` and `iosX64` targets.
 - Added `NoSuchArgument` exception that is thrown when too many arguments were given on the command line. Previously, a less specific `UsageError` was thrown instead.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efbf7267..b19aadff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ Clikt is distributed through [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/artifact/c
 
 ```kotlin
 dependencies {
-   implementation("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt:4.4.0")
+   implementation("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt:5.0.0")
+
+   // optional support for rendering markdown in help messages
+   implementation("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt-markdown:5.0.0")
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3e983ee0..39dfe91a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=4.4.0
+VERSION_NAME=5.0.0
 
 # Silence the compile warning that MPP is experimental
 kotlin.mpp.stability.nowarn=true