diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8efb275..6bbfeb6 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.4.0"}
+{".":"0.5.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b4b95e..ae47ecd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/reponomics/treestamp/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0) (2026-10-31)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **web:** read credentials from separate files ([#30](https://github.com/reponomics/treestamp/issues/30)) ([9766c81](https://github.com/reponomics/treestamp/commit/9766c81c8b4ba3881429139a6076f68651f754a8))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* add badges to README ([#29](https://github.com/reponomics/treestamp/issues/29)) ([2ecd4d7](https://github.com/reponomics/treestamp/commit/2ecd4d7b4afedb3b43576f91ea96b2a357e7aa76))
+
 ## [0.4.0](https://github.com/reponomics/treestamp/compare/v0.3.1...v0.4.0) (2026-10-30)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09f40f1..41d6008 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ treestamp can help you keep your documentation up to date. `treestamp check` com
 ```yaml
 - name: Check the README tree
   run: |
-    python -m pip install "treestamp==0.4.0"
+    python -m pip install "treestamp==0.5.0"
     treestamp check README.md
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ treestamp can help you keep your documentation up to date. `treestamp check` com
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/reponomics/treestamp
-    rev: v0.4.0
+    rev: v0.5.0
     hooks:
       - id: treestamp-check
 ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4191a55..17a99fb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "treestamp"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "Generate and maintain directory trees for project documentation"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 8804de8..402c009 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "treestamp"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 default-groups = ["build", "runtime-tools"]
 dependencies = [
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ runtime-tools = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "treestamp-web"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = { editable = "web" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "certifi" },
diff --git a/web/pyproject.toml b/web/pyproject.toml
index dc0a9da..59f5d69 100644
--- a/web/pyproject.toml
+++ b/web/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "treestamp-web"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "Online editor for creating and maintaining directory trees for project documentation"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"