diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d51b4cfa54..c12a0f8bed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 Releases marked with 🧪 (or previously with the "beta" suffix) were released on
 [the beta program](https://github.com/UweTrottmann/SeriesGuide/wiki/Beta) only.
 
-## Unreleased
+## Version 2024.5
+
+### 2024.5.0 - 2024-11-06 🧪
 
 * 🌟 Movies: add link to all release dates.
 * 🔧 Overview: use local number format for absolute episode number.
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d9b3c4d795..0887c631fd 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ buildscript {
     // YYYY.<release-of-year>.<build> - like 2024.1.0
     // - allows to more easily judge how old a release is
     // - allows multiple releases per month (though currently unlikely)
-    val sgVersionName by extra("2024.4.6")
+    val sgVersionName by extra("2024.5.0")
     // version 21yyrrbb -> min SDK 21, year yy, release rr, build bb
-    val sgVersionCode by extra(21240407)
+    val sgVersionCode by extra(21240500)
 
     val isCiBuild by extra { System.getenv("CI") == "true" }