diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4cff5b9..f1c1e58 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.2"
+  ".": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18dd676..e57de3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.4.2...v0.5.0) (2026-09-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* /cgc status answers "is this workspace indexed?" with a passive, source-labeled Index line ([90b3dfd](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/commit/90b3dfdb109e389eb839b89f334c237a797c3506))
+
 ## [0.4.2](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.4.1...v0.4.2) (2026-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f56f458..ffbe179 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-codegraphcontext",
-  "version": "0.4.2",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "Pi coding-agent extension for CodeGraphContext (CGC): index lifecycle gate, freshness sync, agent routing guidance, status surfaces, and CLI-gap tools wrapping the cgc binary.",
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [