diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d8fc2d9..92aa48d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.exist.xquery.modules</groupId>
     <artifactId>jfreechart</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0</version>
 
     <name>JFreechart</name>
     <description>JFreechart extension</description>
diff --git a/xar-assembly.xml b/xar-assembly.xml
index d8aef39..30923ae 100644
--- a/xar-assembly.xml
+++ b/xar-assembly.xml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
                 <li>Switch to Java8.</li>
                 <li>Compatible with eXist-db v4.6 and newer.</li>
                 <li>Made examples to output compressed SVG.</li>
+                <li>Removed deprecated draft map constructor for compatibility with forthcoming eXist 5.0.0-RC8.</li>
             </ul>
         </change>
     </changelog>