diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4918b25..dd8fde7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.4.1"
+  ".": "1.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fe08f4..ee3b80f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.5.0](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/compare/v1.4.1...v1.5.0) (2026-02-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* prepare v1.5.0 trust and indexing foundation ([#21](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/issues/21)) ([a6b65f1](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/commit/a6b65f134c32a35de1e305839ef294be9f97a7d0))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* harden search reliability and indexing hygiene ([#22](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/issues/22)) ([42a32af](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/commit/42a32af626f30dc9c8428419f82a6c03c7312e22))
+
 ## [1.4.1](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1) (2026-01-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 94c8e9d..687f956 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codebase-context",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "MCP server for codebase intelligence — patterns, conventions, architecture, and rationale for AI coding agents",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/lib.js",