diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7ceb65cd4..f563ac655 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.4.0",
+  ".": "1.5.0",
   "site": "1.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06041d060..b5fef0145 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.5.0](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0) (2026-08-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* bump template bundles ([#1697](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/issues/1697)) ([b8f2183](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/commit/b8f21832fe4f219290e5515e9a5533e11f94b6b1))
+* **deps:** upgrade to Dart 3.13 ([#1691](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/issues/1691)) ([25a225f](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/commit/25a225f59cfec3e7eee5bf6c271ae62ead191c79))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **deps:** bump cli_completion from 0.5.1 to 0.6.0 ([#1694](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/issues/1694)) ([1759aca](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/commit/1759aca6b2619d36b9f2668412962a1f585e8d80))
+
+
+### Docs
+
+* clarify --min-coverage and configuration ([#1685](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/issues/1685)) ([b5c2457](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/commit/b5c2457ffeb618a3cefb3880b86d0a48377196e6))
+
 ## [1.4.0](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0) (2026-08-10)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/src/version.dart b/lib/src/version.dart
index cac593f31..c79a78f2c 100644
--- a/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // Generated code. Do not modify.
-const packageVersion = '1.4.0'; // x-release-please-version
+const packageVersion = '1.5.0'; // x-release-please-version
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 3e0b59185..5e83e4d37 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: very_good_cli
 description: A Very Good Command-Line Interface for Dart created by Very Good Ventures.
-version: 1.4.0
+version: 1.5.0
 homepage: https://cli.vgv.dev/
 repository: https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_cli/issues