diff --git a/.manifest.json b/.manifest.json
index 32dbe0e..9d5573c 100644
--- a/.manifest.json
+++ b/.manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.0.0"
+  ".": "5.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bcfe834..99a1aa9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.0.1](https://github.com/devlsh/astar/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2026-10-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add native Vitest benchmarks and PR comparisons ([a59cd23](https://github.com/devlsh/astar/commit/a59cd23edef04b7d94b3dde38f851d5d95545655))
+
 ## [5.0.0](https://github.com/devlsh/astar/compare/v4.0.0...v5.0.0) (2026-10-05)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5847045..f237eed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/package.json",
   "name": "@devlsh/astar",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
   "description": "A* pathfinding for 2D grids with elevation support.",
   "keywords": [
     "2d",