diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 2fafd2a3..6708e9f4 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index 39847548..56884a79 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -9,109 +9,39 @@ When applicable, release notes are followed by the GitHub issue number which
describes the bugfix, enhancement, or new feature:
https://github.com/dtcenter/METviewer/issues
-Version `v5.0.0-beta5 `_ release notes (20221116)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version `v5.0.0 `_ release notes (20221209)
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* New Features:
-
- * Plot the new ECNT statistics: SPREAD_MD, MAE, MAE_OERR, BIAS_RATIO, ME_GE_OBS, and ME_LT_OBS
- (`#434 `_)
- * Plot new SEEPS and SEEPS_MPR statistics
- (`#422 `_)
- * Plot new CRPS_EMP_FAIR stat
- (`#421 `_)
-
-* Enhancements:
-
- * Return bad status from mv_load.sh if the loading step fails (`#414 `_)
-
-* Bugfixes:
- * Fix loading ROC XML into the UI
- (`#428 `_)
-
-* Internal:
-
-
-Version `v5.0.0-beta4 `_ release notes (20221026)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-* New Features:
-
-* Enhancements:
- * Increase the maximum limit of the uploaded XML
- (`#425 `_)
-
-* Bugfixes:
- * Fix MTD loader bug that did not include the last fcst_lead into the revision series data
- (`#423 `_)
-
-* Internal:
- * Move release notes into its own chapter
- (`#427 `_)
- * Fix warnings in Github Actions
- (`#426 `_)
- * Create checksum for release code
- (`#412 `_)
-
-
-Version `v5.0.0-beta3 `_ release notes (20220914)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-* New Features:
- * Plot new statistics that are added in MET-11.0.0-beta1:
- VCNT_ANOM_CORR and VCNT_ANOM_CORR_UNCNTR
- (`#403 `_)
-
-* Enhancements:
-
-* Bugfixes:
- * fix incorrect order of fcst_var_vals in yaml config file
- to plot multiple fields/statistics
- (`#413 `_)
-
-* Internal:
- * Create checksum for released code
- (`#417 `_)
-
-
-Version `v5.0.0-beta2 `_ release notes (20220803)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-* New Features:
- * Revision series for line and box plots
- (`#394 `_)
+ * Allow line plots start from y=0 line (`#390 `_)
+ * Added Revision series for line and box plots (`#394 `_)
+ * Plot new VCNT statistics: VCNT_ANOM_CORR and VCNT_ANOM_CORR_UNCNTR (`#403 `_)
+ * Plot the new ECNT statistics: SPREAD_MD, MAE, MAE_OERR, BIAS_RATIO, ME_GE_OBS, and ME_LT_OBS (`#434 `_)
+ * Plot new SEEPS and SEEPS_MPR statistics (`#422 `_)
+ * Plot new CRPS_EMP_FAIR stat (`#421 `_)
* Enhancements:
- * **Move mv_mysql.sql from METviewer to METdatadb**
- (`#371 `_)
- * add fcst_lead offset calculation to scorecard
- (`#404 `_)
+ * Python implementation of the scorecard summary method (`#393 `_)
+ * Move mv_mysql.sql from METviewer to METdataio (`#371 `_)
+ * Add fcst_lead offset calculation to scorecard (`#404 `_)
+ * Increase the maximum limit of the uploaded XML (`#425 `_)
+ * Return bad status from mv_load.sh if the loading step fails (`#414 `_)
* Bugfixes:
+ * Include all field values into the resulting scorecard (`#395 `_)
+ * Fix incorrect order of fcst_var_vals in yaml config file to plot multiple fields/statistics (`#413 `_)
+ * Fix MTD loader bug that did not include the last fcst_lead into the revision series data (`#423 `_)
+ * Fix loading ROC XML into the UI (`#428 `_)
* Internal:
- * Rename METdatadb to METdataio
- (`#406 `_)
-
-
-Version `v5.0.0-beta1 `_ release notes (20220622)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-* New Features:
- * Allow line plots start from y=0 line
- (`#390 `_)
+ * New testing procedure (`#391 `_)
+ * Rename METdatadb to METdataio (`#406 `_)
+ * Create checksum for released code (`#417 `_)
+ * Move release notes into its own chapter (`#427 `_)
+ * Fix warnings in Github Actions (`#426 `_)
+ * Create checksum for release code (`#412 `_)
-* Enhancements:
- * Python implementation of the scorecard summary method
- (`#393 `_)
-* Bugfixes:
- * Include all field values into the resulting scorecard
- (`#395 `_)
-
-* Internal:
- * New testing procedure
- (`#391 `_)
METviewer Upgrade Instructions
==============================
diff --git a/docs/version b/docs/version
index e289f7ea..0062ac97 100644
--- a/docs/version
+++ b/docs/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0-rc1-dev
+5.0.0
diff --git a/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp b/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp
index bd0daaab..153feadf 100644
--- a/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp
+++ b/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- METviewer 5.0.0-rc1-dev
+ METviewer 5.0.0