diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index 54cb05b9..1c9762df 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -21,11 +21,51 @@ Release notes
 1.5.0
 -----
 
-Release date: TBD
+Release date: 8 October 2022
 
 Requires Python 3.7+ and Sphinx 4.2+.
 
-`Full Changelog <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0rc1>`__
+`Full Changelog <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0>`__
+
+Fixed bugs
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  Parsing ``returns`` section with several types and no name `#428 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/428>`__
+-  BUG: Fix returns parsing no name `#429 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/429>`__ (`rossbar <https://github.com/rossbar>`__)
+
+Closed issues
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  readthedocs build failing `#439 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/439>`__
+-  Exclude class properties from being listed under METHODS section `#339 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/339>`__
+-  BUG: Numpydoc doesn’t render attributes decorated with ``cached\_property`` in the Attributes section `#432 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/432>`__
+-  Is numpydoc_use_blockquotes deprecated or not yet? `#420 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/420>`__
+-  No light theme available in docs `#413 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/413>`__
+-  1.4.0 release plan `#408 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/408>`__
+
+Merged pull requests
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  Update doc requirements `#441 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/441>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Update pydata-sphinx-theme `#440 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/440>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Support Python 3.11 `#438 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/438>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Update precommit hooks `#437 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/437>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Use Python 3.10 to build docs `#436 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/436>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Use requirements/*.txt files for CI `#435 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/435>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Fix front page `#434 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/434>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Add cached property support `#433 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/433>`__ (`rossbar <https://github.com/rossbar>`__)
+-  ENH: Update validate.py to allow parameters with trailing underscores. `#425 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/425>`__ (`stefmolin <https://github.com/stefmolin>`__)
+-  DOC: Use ``:ref:`` when referring to section headers `#424 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/424>`__ (`namurphy <https://github.com/namurphy>`__)
+-  Remove numpydoc_use_blockquotes `#422 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/422>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Require sphinx>=4.2 (cleanup) `#421 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/421>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  docs: fix validation include line numbers `#418 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/418>`__ (`thatlittleboy <https://github.com/thatlittleboy>`__)
+-  Update precommit linters `#417 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/417>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Update GH actions `#416 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/416>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  ENH: Add support for dict show_inherited_class_members `#415 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/415>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  DOC: Add theme switcher and default to lightmode. `#414 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/414>`__ (`rossbar <https://github.com/rossbar>`__)
+-  Require sphinx>=4.2 `#411 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/411>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+
+\* *This Changelog was automatically generated by*\ `github_changelog_generator <https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator>`__
 
 1.4.0
 -----
diff --git a/numpydoc/_version.py b/numpydoc/_version.py
index 4e1da2b1..5b601886 100644
--- a/numpydoc/_version.py
+++ b/numpydoc/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.5.0rc2.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.5.0"