diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 0a27aad..b0d6624 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ Notable changes are logged here by release. This project uses `Semantic
 Versioning <http://semver.org/>`__. The changelog format is inspired by
 `keep-a-changelog <https://github.com/olivierlacan/keep-a-changelog>`__.
 
-`Unreleased <https://github.com/smtg-ucl/galore/compare/0.4.0...HEAD>`__
+`Unreleased <https://github.com/smtg-ucl/galore/compare/0.5.0...HEAD>`__
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+`[0.5.0] <https://github.com/smtg-ucl/galore/compare/0.4.0...0.5.0>`__ - 2018-04-22
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Resample with interpolation by default; use "spikes" only when requested
 
 `[0.4.0] <https://github.com/smtg-ucl/galore/compare/0.3.0...0.4.0>`__ - 2018-04-17
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index c08f9e8..5044a8d 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.3'
+version = '0.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.3.0'
+release = '0.5.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ def setup(app):
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
     (master_doc, 'Galore', 'Galore Documentation',
-     author, 'Galore', 'One line description of project.',
+     author, 'Galore', 'Broadening and weighting for simulated spectra.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 90c447a..2ba2abb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,16 +17,18 @@ def unit_tests():
 
     setup(
         name='galore',
-        version='0.4.1',
-        description='Broadening of simulated spectra',
+        version='0.5.0',
+        description='Broadening and weighting for simulated spectra',
         long_description="""
-    Apply Gaussian and Lorentzian broadening to data from *ab initio*
+    Apply Gaussian and Lorentzian broadening to data from ab initio
     calculations. The two main intended applications are
 
-    1. Application of Lorentzian instrumental broadening to simulated
+    1. Broadening of electronic density-of-states to simulate photoemission 
+       spectroscopy (PES) data. Orbital contributions may also be weighted to
+       account for the frequency-dependent photoionisation cross-section.
+
+    2. Application of Lorentzian instrumental broadening to simulated
        Raman spectra from DFPT calculations.
-    2. Gaussian broadening of electronic density-of-states to simulate XPS
-       data, followed by Lorentzian instrumental broadening.
     """,
         url="https://github.com/SMTG-UCL/galore",
         author="Scanlon Materials Theory Group",