diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4918b25..dd8fde7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.4.1"
+  ".": "1.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ddde60d..2d8da66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.5.0](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/compare/v1.4.1...v1.5.0) (2026-04-13)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **events:** backend mutation reconciliation replacing frontend optimistic updates ([#41](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/issues/41)) ([980c9ba](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/commit/980c9ba7cd6a9e7e3b5c0719f311cdc7bdf6a9bd))
+* **library:** unified library_get_section command ([#40](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/issues/40)) ([d42139e](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/commit/d42139e7d7fcaca67c4bca92df3257fd5c4b5237))
+* **queue:** atomic play-context command replacing frontend queue-build choreography ([c900d0c](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/commit/c900d0c5b01277e2c9728fc2f96bf685a9a41d9a))
+* **queue:** backend queue state machine replacing frontend shuffle, navigation, and play-next logic ([#42](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/issues/42)) ([fe613b5](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/commit/fe613b5794387ed29d357201c7a6e830a2425805))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** unset CARGO_HOME for binstall so tools install to ~/.cargo/bin ([e19cf5e](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/commit/e19cf5e8619387625a242564dd0979bb43ce788e))
+* **library:** auto-backfill content_hash after scan to enable cross-directory dedup ([c12940b](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/commit/c12940be31292aa9c2106fc758423d60bdba001a))
+* **ui:** eliminate FOUC when navigating to Music view ([62d3879](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/commit/62d3879f220df88843b04ce16c4ded372faf3226))
+
 ## [1.4.1](https://github.com/pythoninthegrasses/mt/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1) (2026-04-12)
 
 
diff --git a/app/frontend/package.json b/app/frontend/package.json
index 655f446..c1ba790 100644
--- a/app/frontend/package.json
+++ b/app/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mt-frontend",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/crates/mt-tauri/Cargo.toml b/crates/mt-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 910865c..a80af77 100644
--- a/crates/mt-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/mt-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mt-tauri"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.5.0"
 description = "Desktop music player for large collections"
 authors = ["pythoninthegrass"]
 edition = "2024"
diff --git a/crates/mt-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/crates/mt-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 550d15d..7b7966b 100644
--- a/crates/mt-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/crates/mt-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "mt",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "identifier": "com.mt.desktop",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm --prefix ../../app/frontend run dev",