From 3ed62f629c1e9e554e2fa3b5e497d169e3475a85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leo Nash <hello@leonash.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:03:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Cut v0.5.0 release

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 Cargo.toml   |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4cf6ade..21699b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# 0.5.0 - Feb 20, 2026
+
+## Features and API updates
+- Add a module to authenticate by proving private key knowledge (#54).
+- Switch from `reqwest` to `bitreq` HTTP client (#56).
+
+## Bug Fixes and Improvements
+- Switch to `bitreq::Url` (#58).
+
+In total, this release features 12 files changed, 218 insertions, 140 deletions from 3 authors in alphabetical order:
+- Elias Rohrer
+- Leo Nash
+- Matt Corallo
+
 # 0.4.1 - Jan 9, 2026
 
 ## Features and API updates
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d7c33dc..40c6077 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vss-client-ng"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Leo Nash <hello@leonash.net>", "Elias Rohrer <dev@tnull.de>"]
 rust-version = "1.75.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"