diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 26c6f0a..ae9a853 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dev-checkout concern - readable here, never shipped as something to parse.
 
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-## 5.0.1-beta.1 - 2026-09-12 - publish: ungeborene main ist kein detached HEAD, erster Push zu leerem Remote (schliesst #96, #97)
+## 5.0.1 - 2026-09-12 - publish: ungeborene main ist kein detached HEAD, erster Push zu leerem Remote (schliesst #96, #97)
 
 **Author:** Torben Nehmer
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fae23ec..6b244dc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.1-beta.1
+5.0.1