diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4b796da..a903304 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ElectrumX should not have any need of threads.
 Roadmap
 =======
 
-- store all UTXOs, not just those with addresses
+- come up with UTXO root logic and implement it
 - test a few more performance improvement ideas
 - implement light caching of client responses
 - yield during expensive requests and/or penalize the connection
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE-NOTES b/docs/RELEASE-NOTES
index 1ac435c..fbbc463 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/docs/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+version 0.5
+-----------
+
+- DB change: all UTXOs, including those that are not canonically paying to
+  an address, are stored in the DB.  So an attempt to spend a UTXO not in
+  the DB means corruption.  DB version bumped to 2; older versions will not
+  work
+- fixed issue #17: the genesis coinbase is not in the UTXO set
+
 version 0.4.3
 -------------
 
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index bcb5556..c49ba4d 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.4.3"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.5"