diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d900712aa..a7fef15e6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 5.0.0
 
 The React Native SDK version 5 supports both Legacy (from RN 0.65 and above) and New Architecture (from RN 0.69 and above) as well as the new React Native Gradle Plugin (introduced in RN 0.71). For detailed [migration guide visit our docs](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/migration/#from-4x-to-5x).
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05a0711092..b98aca64eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@sentry/react-native",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native",
   "repository": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native",
-  "version": "5.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for react-native",
   "typings": "dist/js/index.d.ts",
   "types": "dist/js/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/js/version.ts b/src/js/version.ts
index 4396539431..4ada4b4714 100644
--- a/src/js/version.ts
+++ b/src/js/version.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const SDK_PACKAGE_NAME = 'npm:@sentry/react-native';
 export const SDK_NAME = 'sentry.javascript.react-native';
-export const SDK_VERSION = '5.0.0-rc.1';
+export const SDK_VERSION = '5.0.0';