diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ec087f9..f1c1e58 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.4"
+  ".": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0df26a2..a45fb88 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/4242labs/tron/compare/v0.4.4...v0.5.0) (2026-09-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add TRON Discord messaging ([96ec25a](https://github.com/4242labs/tron/commit/96ec25aaef787a622f8dbaa111fa22799591af9f))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* identify TRON Discord requests ([b73ebb0](https://github.com/4242labs/tron/commit/b73ebb0a291fac8c9c165ffaa36479fb3c494bc8))
+
 ## [0.4.4](https://github.com/4242labs/tron/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4) (2026-08-14)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6f2743d..8f0916f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.4
+0.5.0