diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 567e2fb..1ba7d81 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "wavedance": "0.4.0"
+  "wavedance": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/wavedance/CHANGELOG.md b/wavedance/CHANGELOG.md
index 27e92c4..b455bc2 100644
--- a/wavedance/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/wavedance/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/biering/wavedance/compare/wavedance-v0.4.0...wavedance-v0.5.0) (2026-07-30)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* added husky pre-commit & perf improvements ([d62873f](https://github.com/biering/wavedance/commit/d62873fd10b9bf8328f418f8b1c140615bc053d3))
+* added new flow animation and dynamic size scaling ([1c8a360](https://github.com/biering/wavedance/commit/1c8a3604d41fc6948f7bf9a959dc987879b79c08))
+* added new flow animation and dynamic size scaling ([eeab92f](https://github.com/biering/wavedance/commit/eeab92fe458f67a9c464f56a172ca288b492e160))
+
 ## [0.4.0](https://github.com/biering/wavedance/compare/wavedance-v0.3.0...wavedance-v0.4.0) (2026-06-22)
 
 
diff --git a/wavedance/package.json b/wavedance/package.json
index ef52cfc..be8aeeb 100644
--- a/wavedance/package.json
+++ b/wavedance/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "wavedance",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "High-performance animated dot-grid canvas library",
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,