diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.MD b/docs/CHANGELOG.MD
index a22f1974..2e1b8602 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-# 1.5.0 - 2022-07-XX
+# 1.5.0 - 2022-07-20
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/pkg/merlin.go b/pkg/merlin.go
index 66d96145..eb2ee1aa 100644
--- a/pkg/merlin.go
+++ b/pkg/merlin.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 package merlin
 
 // Version is a constant variable containing the version number for the Merlin package
-const Version = "1.4.2"
+const Version = "1.5.0"
 
 // Build is the unique number based off the git commit in which it is compiled against
 var Build = "nonRelease"