diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e50d5908b..5e766e1fa 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 3.0.0rc5 (released 2024-06-24)
+
+- search: allow custom query parser
+
 Version 3.0.0rc4 (released 2024-06-17)
 
 - serializers: handle PatronNotFound
diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py b/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py
index 45cad53ba..05b32bff1 100644
--- a/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 """invenio-app-ils."""
 
-__version__ = "3.0.0rc4"
+__version__ = "3.0.0rc5"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__",)