diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ff17dc8..73f2300e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 **Topics**
 
-- <a href="#v5-0-0-a1">v5\.0\.0\-a1</a>
+- <a href="#v5-0-0">v5\.0\.0</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#breaking-changes--porting-guide">Breaking Changes / Porting Guide</a>
@@ -327,20 +327,20 @@
     - <a href="#removed-features-previously-deprecated-4">Removed Features \(previously deprecated\)</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes-65">Bugfixes</a>
 
-<a id="v5-0-0-a1"></a>
-## v5\.0\.0\-a1
+<a id="v5-0-0"></a>
+## v5\.0\.0
 
 <a id="release-summary"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
-First alpha release of community\.docker 5\.0\.0\.
+New major release\.
 
-The main changes are that the collection dropped support for some ansible\-core versions that are End of Life\, and thus dropped support for Python 2\.7\.
+The main changes are that the collection dropped support for some ansible\-core
+versions that are End of Life\, and thus dropped support for Python 2\.7\.
 This allowed to modernize the Python code\, in particular with type hints\.
-Also all module and plugin utils are now private to the collection\, which makes it easier to refactor code\.
-All these changes should have no effect on end\-users\.
-
-The current plan is to release 5\.0\.0 in time for Ansible 13\'s feature freeze\, so in roughly one week\.
+Also all module and plugin utils are now private to the collection\, which
+makes it easier to refactor code\. All these changes should have no effect on
+end\-users\.
 
 <a id="minor-changes"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 98e91429..9c8caca6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ Docker Community Collection Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
-v5.0.0-a1
-=========
+v5.0.0
+======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-First alpha release of community.docker 5.0.0.
+New major release.
 
-The main changes are that the collection dropped support for some ansible-core versions that are End of Life, and thus dropped support for Python 2.7.
+The main changes are that the collection dropped support for some ansible-core
+versions that are End of Life, and thus dropped support for Python 2.7.
 This allowed to modernize the Python code, in particular with type hints.
-Also all module and plugin utils are now private to the collection, which makes it easier to refactor code.
-All these changes should have no effect on end-users.
-
-The current plan is to release 5.0.0 in time for Ansible 13's feature freeze, so in roughly one week.
+Also all module and plugin utils are now private to the collection, which
+makes it easier to refactor code. All these changes should have no effect on
+end-users.
 
 Minor Changes
 -------------
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 3b616555..cf43ff76 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -2250,3 +2250,23 @@ releases:
       - 5.0.0-a1.yml
       - 5.0.0.yml
     release_date: '2025-10-25'
+  5.0.0:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: 'New major release.
+
+
+        The main changes are that the collection dropped support for some ansible-core
+
+        versions that are End of Life, and thus dropped support for Python 2.7.
+
+        This allowed to modernize the Python code, in particular with type hints.
+
+        Also all module and plugin utils are now private to the collection, which
+
+        makes it easier to refactor code. All these changes should have no effect
+        on
+
+        end-users.'
+    fragments:
+      - 5.0.0.yml
+    release_date: '2025-11-02'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/5.0.0.yml b/changelogs/fragments/5.0.0.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8606707a..00000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/5.0.0.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-release_summary: |-
-  New major release.
-
-  The main changes are that the collection dropped support for some ansible-core
-  versions that are End of Life, and thus dropped support for Python 2.7.
-  This allowed to modernize the Python code, in particular with type hints.
-  Also all module and plugin utils are now private to the collection, which
-  makes it easier to refactor code. All these changes should have no effect on
-  end-users.