diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 426a076..2fe48fe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "services": "0.2.1",
-  "charts/thymus": "0.4.0",
+  "charts/thymus": "0.5.0",
   "clients/java": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/charts/thymus/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/thymus/CHANGELOG.md
index c006a14..8fb9e51 100644
--- a/charts/thymus/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/thymus/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/compare/chart-v0.4.0...chart-v0.5.0) (2024-12-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **chart:** add user email verification ([#35](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/issues/35)) ([9393715](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/commit/9393715d301aeff3aa698b0324f96b2a77a44d91))
+* **chart:** update default policies ([#36](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/issues/36)) ([b71fae2](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/commit/b71fae252ec77e6c4ad7ea916d6064f236efd211))
+
 ## [0.4.0](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/compare/chart-v0.3.0...chart-v0.4.0) (2024-11-13)
 
 
diff --git a/charts/thymus/Chart.yaml b/charts/thymus/Chart.yaml
index 886cb46..c40bfcf 100644
--- a/charts/thymus/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/thymus/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: thymus
 description: Helm Chart for the Thymus Authentication and Authorization Subsystem.
 type: application
-version: 0.4.0
+version: 0.5.0
 appVersion: 0.1.0
 dependencies:
   - name: kratos