diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6fa1c41..dcad120 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@ MetGenC Changelog
 This is the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) release of MetGenC. The
 features include:
 
-  * Provides a prompt-driven means of configuring MetGenC to ingest
-    a new collection.
-  * Processing is driven by a configuration file for control of various
-    aspects of the ingest.
-  * Generates a UUID and submission time for each granule.
-  * Creates UMM-G compliant metadata for each source granule.
-  * The UMM-G includes required attributes, including temporal and 
-    spatial bounds.
-  * Generates a Cumulus Notification Message (CNM) for each granule.
-  * Stages the science data files and their UMM-G metadata in
+  * A prompt-driven means of creating a configuration file used to control
+    MetGenC's metadata generation and file staging steps.
+  * Creation of UMM-G compliant metadata for each source granule,
+    including temporal and spatial bounds.
+  * Cumulus Notification Message (CNM) output for each granule,
+    containing a unique identifier (UUID), submission time, and a list
+    of associated files with unique checksums.
+  * Staging of science data files and their UMM-G metadata in
     a configurable S3 bucket location.
-  * Submits the CNM message to a configurable Kinesis stream in
+  * Posting of CNM messages to a configurable Kinesis stream in
     order to trigger a Cumulus workflow.
+  * Command-line validation options for CNM JSON content.
+  * A `--dry-run` command-line option for testing without S3/Kinesis access.
+  * Automatic build and deploy of the application to PyPI.
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9005d9..790612f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ integrated with the editor of your choice. See the
 * Update the CHANGELOG to include details of the changes included in the new
   release. The version should be the string literal 'UNRELEASED' (without 
   single-quotes). It will be replaced with the actual version number after
-  we bump the version below.
+  we bump the version below. Commit the CHANGELOG so the working directory is
+  clean.
 
 * Show the current version and the possible next versions:
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 482e648..462a592 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "nsidc-metgenc"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "The nsidc-metgenc package enables data producers as well as Operations staff managing the data ingest workflow to create metadata files conforming to NASA's Common Metadata Repository UMM-G specification."
 authors = ["National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) <nsidc@nsidc.org>"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mypy = "^1.11.1"
 bump-my-version = "^0.28.1"
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.4.0"
+current_version = "0.5.0"
 parse = "(?P<major>\\d+)\\.(?P<minor>\\d+)\\.(?P<patch>\\d+)"
 serialize = ["{major}.{minor}.{patch}"]
 search = "{current_version}"
diff --git a/src/nsidc/metgen/__init__.py b/src/nsidc/metgen/__init__.py
index a3d9f01..ca2b0fc 100644
--- a/src/nsidc/metgen/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nsidc/metgen/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "v0.4.0"
+__version__ = "v0.5.0"
 
 
 __all__ = ["__version__"]