diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b90e78..adc0985 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [5.0.0-patch-1] - 2026-03-16
+## [5.0.0.post1] - 2026-03-16
 
 - Gracefully handle unknown message types
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9e7470c..3bc560d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0-patch-1
+5.0.0.post1