diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 24eff4a..c632499 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 1.5.0 (2024-10-30)
+
+### Feat
+
+- use geodetic conversion of meters to degrees
+
+### Fix
+
+- precommit errors
+- updated the tasks count in test cases of split by square
+- add type int in argument
+- avoid appending empty clipped polygons
+
+### Refactor
+
+- merge least feature count polygons with neighbouring polygons
+
 ## 1.4.0 (2024-10-24)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7f06b57..50163fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 PACKAGE := org.osm_fieldwork.py
 NAME := fmtm-splitter
-VERSION := 1.4.0
+VERSION := 1.5.0
 
 # All python source files
 # MDS := $(wildcard ./docs/*.md)
diff --git a/fmtm_splitter/__version__.py b/fmtm_splitter/__version__.py
index 3e8d9f9..5b60188 100644
--- a/fmtm_splitter/__version__.py
+++ b/fmtm_splitter/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.4.0"
+__version__ = "1.5.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d832c6e..2efbd9f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pythonpath = "fmtm_splitter"
 
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 version_files = [
     "pyproject.toml:version",
     "fmtm_splitter/__version__.py",