diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4378ec81..9bf7a0d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To start using Weaviate Java client add this dependency to `pom.xml`:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.weaviate</groupId>
     <artifactId>client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.9.0</version>
+    <version>5.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c286475..61e33af3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <groupId>io.weaviate</groupId>
   <artifactId>client</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.0.0</version>
 
   <name>Weaviate Java client</name>
   <description>A java client for Weaviate Vector Search Engine</description>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/weaviate/java-client.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://github.com:weaviate/java-client.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/weaviate/java-client/tree/main</url>
-    <tag>4.9.0</tag>
+    <tag>5.0.0</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <distributionManagement>