diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 13897fa..d8d5590 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ---
 
+## [5.0.0] 2024-02-03
+
+Begin Data just got a lot faster. Gone are the days of 500-1000ms cold starts due to instantiating the AWS SDK – Begin Data v5 is now between 2-5x faster, and uses 2-4x less memory, courtesy of [aws-lite](https://aws-lite.org)!
+
+---
+
 ## [4.0.0] 2022-02-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c555dd6..bebcef2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "src/*"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lite/client": "^0.15.1",
+    "@aws-lite/client": "^0.16.0",
     "@aws-lite/dynamodb": "^0.3.3",
     "@aws-lite/ssm": "^0.2.2",
     "@begin/hashid": "^1.0.0",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@architect/eslint-config": "^2.1.2",
-    "@architect/sandbox": "^6.0.0-RC.1",
+    "@architect/sandbox": "^6.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "tap-spec": "^5.0.0",
     "tape": "^5.7.4",