diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43a7f751a..356555985 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 This contains only the most important and/or user-facing changes; for a full changelog, see the commit history.
 
+## [2.0.5](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/tree/2.0.5) (#TODO REPLACE WITH RELEVANT DATE)
+
+TODO: WRITE ACTUAL CHANGELOG
+- React Hooks are now stable
+
 ## [2.0.4](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/tree/2.0.4) (2024-05-03)
 
 - Fix invalid `accessToken` when using REST API Client in React Native [\#1730](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/issues/1730), [\#1749](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/issues/1749)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a139165f2..348cecd06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ This SDK supports the following platforms:
 
 **Node.js:** version 16.x or newer. (1.1.x versions work on Node.js 4.5 or newer, 1.2.x versions work on Node.js 8.17 or newer). We do not currently provide an ESM bundle, please [contact us](https://www.ably.com/contact) if you would would like to use ably-js in a NodeJS ESM project.
 
-**React (release candidate):** We offer a set of React Hooks which make it seamless to use ably-js in your React application. See the [React Hooks documentation](./docs/react.md) for more details.
+**React:** We offer a set of React Hooks which make it seamless to use ably-js in your React application. See the [React Hooks documentation](./docs/react.md) for more details.
 
 **React Native:** We aim to support all platforms supported by React Native. If you find any issues please raise an issue or [contact us](https://www.ably.com/contact).
 
diff --git a/docs/react.md b/docs/react.md
index 68995dbbd..bd0d32afa 100644
--- a/docs/react.md
+++ b/docs/react.md
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # ably-js React Hooks
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> The ably-js React Hooks are currently in the release candidate phase, and there may be breaking changes in a future non-major release.
-
 Use Ably in your React application using idiomatic, easy to use, React Hooks!
 
 Using this module you can:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eff3e2839..203fbd229 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ably",
-  "version": "2.0.4",
+  "version": "2.0.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ably",
-      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "version": "2.0.5",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ably/msgpack-js": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8641bf3dc..60bed2aa5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ably",
   "description": "Realtime client library for Ably, the realtime messaging service",
-  "version": "2.0.4",
+  "version": "2.0.5",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/ably/ably-js/issues",
diff --git a/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts b/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
index ac895b1f4..311a9bdae 100644
--- a/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
+++ b/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type ChannelNameAndOptions = {
 export type ChannelNameAndAblyId = Pick<ChannelNameAndOptions, 'channelName' | 'ablyId'>;
 export type ChannelParameters = string | ChannelNameAndOptions;
 
-export const version = '2.0.4';
+export const version = '2.0.5';
 
 export function channelOptionsWithAgent(options?: Ably.ChannelOptions) {
   return {