diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 6f12bbf6..65475058 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "node": "0.4.0"
+    "node": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/node/CHANGELOG.md b/node/CHANGELOG.md
index e2016412..8b7262ec 100644
--- a/node/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/node/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/era-consensus/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0) (2024-10-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* support for syncing pre-genesis blocks ([#203](https://github.com/matter-labs/era-consensus/issues/203)) ([6a4a695](https://github.com/matter-labs/era-consensus/commit/6a4a69511b5c0611603eb881e9e3f443e69949bc))
+
 ## [0.4.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/era-consensus/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) (2024-10-07)
 
 
diff --git a/node/Cargo.toml b/node/Cargo.toml
index 65a91a7b..52f8bc3a 100644
--- a/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ homepage   = "https://matter-labs.io/"
 keywords   = ["blockchain", "zksync"]
 license    = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/matter-labs/era-consensus"
-version    = "0.4.0"
+version    = "0.5.0"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 # Crates from this repo.
-zksync_consensus_bft      = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "actors/bft" }
-zksync_consensus_crypto   = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "libs/crypto" }
-zksync_consensus_executor = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "actors/executor" }
-zksync_consensus_network  = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "actors/network" }
-zksync_consensus_roles    = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "libs/roles" }
-zksync_consensus_storage  = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "libs/storage" }
-zksync_consensus_tools    = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "tools" }
-zksync_consensus_utils    = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "libs/utils" }
+zksync_consensus_bft      = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "actors/bft" }
+zksync_consensus_crypto   = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "libs/crypto" }
+zksync_consensus_executor = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "actors/executor" }
+zksync_consensus_network  = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "actors/network" }
+zksync_consensus_roles    = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "libs/roles" }
+zksync_consensus_storage  = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "libs/storage" }
+zksync_consensus_tools    = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "tools" }
+zksync_consensus_utils    = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "libs/utils" }
 
 # Crates from this repo that might become independent in the future.
-zksync_concurrency    = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "libs/concurrency" }
-zksync_protobuf       = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "libs/protobuf" }
-zksync_protobuf_build = { version = "=0.4.0", path = "libs/protobuf_build" }
+zksync_concurrency    = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "libs/concurrency" }
+zksync_protobuf       = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "libs/protobuf" }
+zksync_protobuf_build = { version = "=0.5.0", path = "libs/protobuf_build" }
 
 # Crates from Matter Labs.
 vise          = "0.2.0"