diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 3fb06f71c8..39afd5e2a7 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Please follow the established format:
 - Include the ID number for the related PR (or PRs) in parentheses
 -->
 
+# Release 5.0.0
+
 ## Major features and improvements
 
 - Allow the visualisation of Matplotlib and Plotly plots in experiment tracking. (#984)
diff --git a/demo-project/.version b/demo-project/.version
index 0b87099cca..28cbf7c0aa 100644
--- a/demo-project/.version
+++ b/demo-project/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.7.2
\ No newline at end of file
+5.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demo-project/lightsail.json b/demo-project/lightsail.json
index c974ba8955..d8bc324efe 100644
--- a/demo-project/lightsail.json
+++ b/demo-project/lightsail.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "serviceName": "kedro-viz-live-demo",
   "containers": {
     "kedro-viz-live-demo": {
-      "image": "public.ecr.aws/g0x0s3o2/kedro-viz-live-demo:4.7.2",
+      "image": "public.ecr.aws/g0x0s3o2/kedro-viz-live-demo:5.0.0",
       "ports": {
         "4141": "HTTP"
       }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 92b855a0ba..16f78e702e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@quantumblack/kedro-viz",
-  "version": "4.7.2",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 90c4289b3c..9249334086 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@quantumblack/kedro-viz",
-  "version": "4.7.2",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "description": "Kedro-Viz is an interactive development tool for building data science pipelines with Kedro.",
   "main": "lib/components/app/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/package/kedro_viz/__init__.py b/package/kedro_viz/__init__.py
index d43198b049..2f12c24850 100644
--- a/package/kedro_viz/__init__.py
+++ b/package/kedro_viz/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Kedro plugin for visualising a Kedro pipeline"""
 
-__version__ = "4.7.2"
+__version__ = "5.0.0"