diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d010ec17..368626b7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "training": "0.3.3",
     "graphs": "0.4.4",
-    "models": "0.4.2"
+    "models": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/models/CHANGELOG.md b/models/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d1271cb..2d95d64e 100644
--- a/models/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/models/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 Please add your functional changes to the appropriate section in the PR.
 Keep it human-readable, your future self will thank you!
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/compare/models-0.4.2...models-0.5.0) (2025-02-27)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **config:** Improved configuration and data structures ([#79](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/issues/79))
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** Improved configuration and data structures ([#79](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/issues/79)) ([1f7812b](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/commit/1f7812b559b51d842852df29ace7dda6d0f66ef2))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add subheadings to schema doc page ([#149](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/issues/149)) ([d3c7de9](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/commit/d3c7de905bced2dc9e75a92de4e9abf848936e62))
+* fix documentation to refer to anemoi datasets instead of zarr datasets ([#154](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/issues/154)) ([ad062b2](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/commit/ad062b22cdd05354bc010eabbf8ffa806def081c))
+
 ## [0.4.2](https://github.com/ecmwf/anemoi-core/compare/models-0.4.1...models-0.4.2) (2025-02-11)