diff --git a/altair/__init__.py b/altair/__init__.py
index 1dd1a63ff..af21e7afa 100644
--- a/altair/__init__.py
+++ b/altair/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ruff: noqa
-__version__ = "5.0.0dev"
+__version__ = "5.0.0"
 
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 4ab784f50..a82a8c5ff 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "5.0.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = f"{version}dev"
+release = f"{version}"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
         },
     ],
     "header_links_before_dropdown": 6,
-    "announcement": """This website is for the release candidate of version 5 <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pip install altair==5.0.0rc3</span></code> <span class="pre">(more info <a href='https://github.com/altair-viz/altair/issues/2937'>#2937</a>)</span>. You can find the documentation for version 4 <a href='https://altair-viz.github.io/altair-viz-v4/'>here</a>.""",
+    "announcement": """This website is for version 5. You can find the documentation for version 4 <a href='https://altair-viz.github.io/altair-viz-v4/'>here</a>.""",
 }
 
 html_context = {"default_mode": "light"}
diff --git a/doc/releases/changes.rst b/doc/releases/changes.rst
index 03cd5dbb6..d30b28110 100644
--- a/doc/releases/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/changes.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
-Version 5.0.0 (unreleased)
---------------------------
+Version 5.0.0
+-------------
 
 - Update Vega-Lite from version 4.17.0 to version 5.8.0;
   see `Vega-Lite Release Notes <https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/releases>`_.