diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84f5dad30..7fa9fb24d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 ## Pending changes
 
+-
+
+## 2.0.0-alpha05
+
 ### Added
 
 - [#579](https://github.com/bumble-tech/appyx/pull/579) – Expose `AndroidLifecycle` in `PlatformLifecycleRegistry` for Android
 
-
 ### Fixed
  
 - [#584](https://github.com/bumble-tech/appyx/pull/584) – Fix applying offset twice in `AppyxComponent`
@@ -18,6 +21,10 @@
 - [#591](https://github.com/bumble-tech/appyx/pull/591) – Flush output cache when onCreate is called in NodeConnector
 - [#592](https://github.com/bumble-tech/appyx/pull/592) – Fix Backstack3D Motion Controller
 
+<div style="text-align: center"><small>13 Sep 2023</small></div>
+
+---
+
 ## 2.0.0-alpha04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0c42c7911..1b2a4c0bc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ android.useAndroidX=true
 kotlin.code.style=official
 kotlin.mpp.androidSourceSetLayoutVersion1.nowarn=true
 kotlin.native.enableDependencyPropagation=false
-library.version=2.0.0-alpha04
+library.version=2.0.0-alpha05
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 org.gradle.parallel=true