diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ee9a165cc..61ae33f47d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 New features, fixed bugs, known defects and other noteworthy changes to each release of the Catena-X Portal Backend.
 
+## 2.0.0-RC5
+
+### Changes
+* **Administration Service**
+* adjusted POST: api/administration/companydata/useCaseParticipation to create framework credentials with the ssi credential issuer
+
+### Bugfix
+* **Process Worker**
+* adjusted technical user creation process
+
 ## 2.0.0-RC4
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 0b9efcbb0d..82e213dee9 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionPrefix>2.0.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix>RC4</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix>RC5</VersionSuffix>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>