diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control
index 8ef7ddc35e..253b21c876 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor
-Version: 0.5.0-beta-6
+Version: 0.5.0
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64
index 16a3f5b32b..f815f58d10 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor
-Version: 0.5.0-beta-6
+Version: 0.5.0
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64
index 26261a17ee..9d915cb022 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 0.5.0-beta-6
+Version: 0.5.0
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64
index ad6c80dd4e..c34e9b022e 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 0.5.0-beta-6
+Version: 0.5.0
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator
index 6957844277..a7161fa738 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 0.5.0-beta-6
+Version: 0.5.0
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64
index f5cb2de569..315330697b 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 0.5.0-beta-6
+Version: 0.5.0
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 8d9afebc4a..aa6f3caaab 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 0        // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 5        // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 0        // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "beta-6" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 0  // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 5  // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 0  // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 var GitCommit string