diff --git a/avaje-jex-freemarker/pom.xml b/avaje-jex-freemarker/pom.xml
index 4377fe1b..64fcdbe2 100644
--- a/avaje-jex-freemarker/pom.xml
+++ b/avaje-jex-freemarker/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avaje-jex-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jex-freemarker</artifactId>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/avaje-jex-htmx/pom.xml b/avaje-jex-htmx/pom.xml
index ff6319e0..5db71573 100644
--- a/avaje-jex-htmx/pom.xml
+++ b/avaje-jex-htmx/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>avaje-jex-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jex-htmx</artifactId>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/avaje-jex-mustache/pom.xml b/avaje-jex-mustache/pom.xml
index 93b0689c..3099951a 100644
--- a/avaje-jex-mustache/pom.xml
+++ b/avaje-jex-mustache/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avaje-jex-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jex-mustache</artifactId>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/avaje-jex-test/pom.xml b/avaje-jex-test/pom.xml
index 8f63160a..9956372b 100644
--- a/avaje-jex-test/pom.xml
+++ b/avaje-jex-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avaje-jex-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jex-test</artifactId>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/avaje-jex/pom.xml b/avaje-jex/pom.xml
index cab9c672..e294dd0f 100644
--- a/avaje-jex/pom.xml
+++ b/avaje-jex/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>avaje-jex-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>avaje-jex</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/example-jdk/pom.xml b/examples/example-jdk/pom.xml
index c5ebf079..12a0da0e 100644
--- a/examples/example-jdk/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-jdk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-robaho/pom.xml b/examples/example-robaho/pom.xml
index 972683fe..da5fb336 100644
--- a/examples/example-robaho/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-robaho/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jex</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+      <version>3.0-RC5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index a98476dc..6b0f0d02 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avaje-jex-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ccbd4496..90a98eb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
   <artifactId>avaje-jex-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0-RC4</version>
+  <version>3.0-RC5</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <scm>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <jackson.version>2.18.1</jackson.version>
     <surefire.useModulePath>false</surefire.useModulePath>
     <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-11-29T22:35:26Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-12-02T00:10:24Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>