diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index d82baeb36..5eb5cf060 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@96f53100ba2a5449eb71d2e6604bbcd94b9449b5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@7739b9ba2efcda9dde65ad1e3c2dbe65b41dfba7
     - name: Set up JDK 8
-      uses: actions/setup-java@b943a4ed876ec91f6d0cde2181d88d24e8e348de
+      uses: actions/setup-java@5b86b67f5bb794ee4de9464f70b700b9445b03a8
       with:
         java-version: '8'
         distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
index 56431667a..cf83636f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@96f53100ba2a5449eb71d2e6604bbcd94b9449b5
+        uses: actions/checkout@7739b9ba2efcda9dde65ad1e3c2dbe65b41dfba7
 
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b943a4ed876ec91f6d0cde2181d88d24e8e348de
+        uses: actions/setup-java@5b86b67f5bb794ee4de9464f70b700b9445b03a8
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a8b9d79d9..66c514ae0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ jobs:
       # These steps are only run if this was a merged release-please PR
       - name: checkout
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@96f53100ba2a5449eb71d2e6604bbcd94b9449b5
+        uses: actions/checkout@7739b9ba2efcda9dde65ad1e3c2dbe65b41dfba7
       - name: Set up JDK 8
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b943a4ed876ec91f6d0cde2181d88d24e8e348de
+        uses: actions/setup-java@5b86b67f5bb794ee4de9464f70b700b9445b03a8
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml
index e4a66ac59..55f982f98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-code-scanning.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@96f53100ba2a5449eb71d2e6604bbcd94b9449b5
+        uses: actions/checkout@7739b9ba2efcda9dde65ad1e3c2dbe65b41dfba7
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 548240658..287b4c717 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.4.3"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"1.5.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ed96d88a..519171591 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.5.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.4.3...v1.5.0) (2023-08-16)
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* In-memory provider for e2e testing and minimal usage ([#546](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/546)) ([a741568](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/a741568762b96091bb0e50a32a8e00e863268429))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** update actions/setup-java digest to 5b86b67 ([#562](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/562)) ([4a4d813](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/4a4d81367b50ab957d99371ffe368c0977768329))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 3ecf990 ([#557](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/557)) ([350196c](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/350196c6882aadba1c037132ff61296c8212d871))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to e683046 ([#559](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/559)) ([6c52ee4](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6c52ee464fdb5d5733cb5a31e9cfea1644840177))
+* fix codecov, throw in memory provider ([1f28921](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/1f28921fec2cece6d492fb77160bb97dd05c3e08))
+* fix e2e profile ([94a5a86](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/94a5a869d8f2d41adf632f60db1eb0f7e9b530ec))
+* fix jacoco coverage minimum, throw in memory provider ([#561](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/561)) ([1f28921](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/1f28921fec2cece6d492fb77160bb97dd05c3e08))
+
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+* update README to be auto-included in openfeature.dev ([#560](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/560)) ([3496366](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/3496366ae880e85c08e0b5925e9220b55a67c8eb))
+
 ## [1.4.3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.4.2...v1.4.3) (2023-08-11)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 131d316bd..34f5ee448 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
-  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.4.3">
-    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.4.3&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
+  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.5.0">
+    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.5.0&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>  
 
   <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Note that this library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has no
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.3</version>
+    <version>1.5.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.4.3'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.5.0'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8444030b6..f01334678 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.3</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>1.5.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 428b770e3..bc80560fa 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.3
+1.5.0