diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c67807733..2989f34c8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 GROUP=com.gradleup.shadow
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=shadow-gradle-plugin
-VERSION_NAME=9.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=9.0.0-beta5
 
 SONATYPE_AUTOMATIC_RELEASE=true
 SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
diff --git a/src/docs/changes/README.md b/src/docs/changes/README.md
index 2ecd59b23..05b84067d 100644
--- a/src/docs/changes/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/changes/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+
+## [v9.0.0-beta5] (2025-01-21)
+
 **Added**
 
 - Sync `SimpleRelocator` changes from maven-shade-plugin. ([#1076](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1076))
@@ -475,7 +478,8 @@ Instead, use the `enableRelocation = true` and `relocationPrefix = "<new package
 
 
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/compare/9.0.0-beta4...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/compare/9.0.0-beta5...HEAD
+[v9.0.0-beta5]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.0.0-beta5
 [v9.0.0-beta4]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.0.0-beta4
 [v9.0.0-beta3]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.0.0-beta3
 [v9.0.0-beta2]: https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.0.0-beta2