diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 218393f33..f1c1e5884 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.1"
+  ".": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65db28000..748bcd13e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlquack/compare/v0.4.1...v0.5.0) (2026-11-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **verify:** reuse the judgements of unchanged cases and judge cases in parallel ([3a0068f](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlquack/commit/3a0068f5ea0b90174c7fb6d08b006de3a4057a26))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **lineage:** give a merged column its strongest branch's transform kind ([0a86a2d](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlquack/commit/0a86a2d4765ecfbf76783ba50110dc807068b467))
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlquack/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1) (2026-11-10)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 32afd0a52..75ca2690b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ checksum = "0c790de23124f9ab44544d7ac05d60440adc586479ce501c1d6d7da3cd8c9cf5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "arrow",
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-blocks"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "duckdb",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-compare"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "sqlquack-policy",
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-convert"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-coverage-check"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "serde",
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-derive"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-diagnostics"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-evidence"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "duckdb",
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-fingerprint"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "sha2",
  "sqlquack-fingerprint",
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-format"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-format",
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-format-check"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "duckdb",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-lint"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "rayon",
  "rustc-hash",
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-parse"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "sqlquack-syntax",
  "sqlquack-syntax-bigquery",
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-policy"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "toml",
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-polyglot-check"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "polyglot-sql",
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-python"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "pyo3",
  "serde",
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-semantics"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rustc-hash",
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-bigquery"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-syntax",
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-clickhouse"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-syntax",
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-databricks"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-syntax",
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-duckdb"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-syntax",
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-postgres"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-syntax",
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-snowflake"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-sqlite"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-syntax",
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-sqlserver"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-syntax",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 186c534ba..be4dba4c2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ exclude = ["fuzz"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlquack"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index a3d3edd0f..24728d7df 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0 AND MIT"
 license-files = ["LICENSE", "THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES"]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 # The `sqlquack` command, as a native executable built from the same sources.
-dependencies = ["sqlquack-cli==0.4.1"]  # x-release-please-version
+dependencies = ["sqlquack-cli==0.5.0"]  # x-release-please-version
 
 [tool.maturin]
 manifest-path = "../crates/sqlquack-python/Cargo.toml"
diff --git a/website/wasm/Cargo.lock b/website/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 13926a004..c1a22a2d7 100644
--- a/website/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/website/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ checksum = "f8fadd59c855ef2080decdef8ff161eb6661b86933c9d82e5ba29dc602a55aba"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-blocks"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sqlquack-diagnostics",
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-convert"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-derive"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-diagnostics"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-parse"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "sqlquack-syntax",
  "sqlquack-syntax-snowflake",
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-policy"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "toml",
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-semantics"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rustc-hash",
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-syntax-snowflake"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlquack-wasm"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/website/wasm/Cargo.toml b/website/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 09955fed1..b556911d5 100644
--- a/website/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/website/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "sqlquack-wasm"
 description = "The SQLQuack playground's engine: the existing crates' parse, checks and conversion, for the browser."
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 publish = false