diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 218393f..f1c1e58 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.1"
+  ".": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 263f343..a4ea09b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/compare/v0.4.1...v0.5.0) (2026-05-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add DatasetValidator for testset structural and content validation ([#52](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/issues/52)) ([cb7374e](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/commit/cb7374e8b15ed337f0d3dbb75a4a1aab13d414c6))
+* add evaluator composition factories (weighted, all-pass, any-pass) ([#51](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/issues/51)) ([8010f40](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/commit/8010f40d4417ad65c1a3eb69a4849749fd15394b))
+* add ResultCollector for experiment export, comparison and reporting ([#53](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/issues/53)) ([c775ce4](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/commit/c775ce4b894a0061faded8a63f64597dc2446468))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* rebrand evalwire as framework-agnostic evaluation tool ([#54](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/issues/54)) ([5b695fd](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/commit/5b695fd309e4cffbf93cd3af3660f33ad72c90f6))
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/zurfjereluhmie/evalwire/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1) (2026-05-04)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d7dc9d9..44a04ca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name            = "evalwire"
-version         = "0.4.1"
+version         = "0.5.0"
 description     = "Systematic evaluation of LangGraph nodes using Arize Phoenix experiments."
 readme          = "README.md"
 license         = "BSD-3-Clause"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 07e222b..4408979 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evalwire"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "arize-phoenix" },