diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8fc40df3..e73a326b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: 17
       - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
-        with:
-          # disable configuration cache due to https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/22779
-          arguments: publishToMavenCentral --no-configuration-cache
+        # disable configuration cache due to https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/22779
+      - run: ./gradlew publishToMavenCentral --no-configuration-cache
         env:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a88f1b5f..a82b3a9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## Unreleased
+
+## 5.0.0
 ### Added
 - Publish `iosArm64` and `iosX64` targets.
 - Added `NoSuchArgument` exception that is thrown when too many arguments were given on the command line. Previously, a less specific `UsageError` was thrown instead.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efbf7267..b19aadff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ Clikt is distributed through [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/artifact/c
 
 ```kotlin
 dependencies {
-   implementation("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt:4.4.0")
+   implementation("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt:5.0.0")
+
+   // optional support for rendering markdown in help messages
+   implementation("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt-markdown:5.0.0")
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3e983ee0..39dfe91a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=4.4.0
+VERSION_NAME=5.0.0
 
 # Silence the compile warning that MPP is experimental
 kotlin.mpp.stability.nowarn=true