diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index be404b747..4feafd16c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-merlin NEXT_VERSION
-==================
+merlin 5.0
+==========
+Fri May 17 19:59:42 CET 2024
 
   + merlin binary
     - Support for OCaml 5.2 (#1757)
diff --git a/dot-merlin-reader.opam b/dot-merlin-reader.opam
index 67bfc002e..0867c078a 100644
--- a/dot-merlin-reader.opam
+++ b/dot-merlin-reader.opam
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ build: [
 depends: [
   "ocaml" {>= "5.2" }
   "dune" {>= "2.9.0"}
-  "merlin-lib" {>= "4.9"}
+  "merlin-lib" {>= "5.0"}
   "ocamlfind" {>= "1.6.0"}
 ]
 description:
diff --git a/merlin.opam b/merlin.opam
index f118ce4ef..ea6974250 100644
--- a/merlin.opam
+++ b/merlin.opam
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ depends: [
   "ocaml" {>= "5.2" & < "5.3"}
   "dune" {>= "2.9.0"}
   "merlin-lib" {= version}
-  "dot-merlin-reader" {>= "4.9"}
+  "dot-merlin-reader" {>= "5.0"}
   "yojson" {>= "2.0.0"}
   "conf-jq" {with-test}
   "ppxlib" {with-test}