diff --git a/packages/job_execution/HISTORY.rst b/packages/job_execution/HISTORY.rst
index 75fa1f7b125..0de170a85ca 100644
--- a/packages/job_execution/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/packages/job_execution/HISTORY.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ History
 .. to_doc
 
 ---------------------
-20.5.0.dev0
+20.5.0 (2020-07-04)
 ---------------------
 
 * First release from the 20.05 branch of Galaxy.
diff --git a/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py b/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py
index ba8e0888669..2a918a40c77 100644
--- a/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py
+++ b/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '20.5.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '20.5.0'
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-job-execution"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"