diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fb82889167..42b8972f315 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Nightly (main):
 
 ## Status
 
-### 1.4.0
+### 1.5.0
 
 The software is finished -- and by finished, we mean there are no show-stopping, little-children-killing bugs in it. That we know of. There are probably numerous lower-priority bugs triaged into the next point release or service pack, as well.
 
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index be752da9004..30dec94837b 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ nav:
       - Owners: docs/resources/owners/README.md
       - Workshops: docs/resources/workshops/README.md
   - Releases:
+      - 1.5.0: docs/releases/1.5.0.md
       - 1.4.0: docs/releases/1.4.0.md
       - 1.3.0: docs/releases/1.3.0.md
       - 1.2.2: docs/releases/1.2.2.md
diff --git a/src/OrchardCore.Build/Dependencies.props b/src/OrchardCore.Build/Dependencies.props
index 670686e052e..c74d2409112 100644
--- a/src/OrchardCore.Build/Dependencies.props
+++ b/src/OrchardCore.Build/Dependencies.props
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <PackageManagement Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.5" />
     <PackageManagement Include="OpenIddict.AspNetCore" Version="3.1.1" />
     <PackageManagement Include="OpenIddict.Core" Version="3.1.1" />
-    <PackageManagement Include="OrchardCore.Translations.All" Version="1.4.0" />
+    <PackageManagement Include="OrchardCore.Translations.All" Version="1.5.0" />
     <PackageManagement Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.6" />
     <PackageManagement Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="6.0.1" />
     <PackageManagement Include="Shortcodes" Version="1.3.3" />
diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index 4fcaeb3c14b..d5fe804d678 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ Orchard Core CMS supports all major site building strategies:
 
 ## Status
 
-The latest released version of Orchard Core is `1.4.0`.
-The release notes can be found on <https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/releases/tag/v1.4.0>
+The latest released version of Orchard Core is `1.5.0`.
+The release notes can be found on <https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/releases/tag/v1.5.0>
 
 Here is a more detailed [roadmap](https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/wiki/Roadmap).
 
diff --git a/src/docs/getting-started/templates/README.md b/src/docs/getting-started/templates/README.md
index af6acad1e19..2178190570a 100644
--- a/src/docs/getting-started/templates/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/getting-started/templates/README.md
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ More information about `dotnet new` can be found at <https://docs.microsoft.com/
 Once the .NET Core SDK has been installed, type the following command to install the templates for creating Orchard Core web applications:
 
 ```CMD
-dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.4.0
+dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.5.0
 ```
 
 This will use the most stable release of Orchard Core. In order to use the latest `main` branch of Orchard Core, the following command can be used:
 
 ```CMD
-dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.4.0-* --nuget-source https://nuget.cloudsmith.io/orchardcore/preview/v3/index.json  
+dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.5.0-* --nuget-source https://nuget.cloudsmith.io/orchardcore/preview/v3/index.json  
 ```
 
 ## Create a new website
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.4.0-* --nuget-source https://nuget
 #### Generate an Orchard Cms Web Application
 
 !!! warning
-    Due to a bug in the current published version, the following `dotnet new` commands will require the extra argument `--orchard-version 1.4.0`. For instance, instead of typing `dotnet new occms` use `dotnet new occms --orchard-version 1.4.0`
+    Due to a bug in the current published version, the following `dotnet new` commands will require the extra argument `--orchard-version 1.5.0`. For instance, instead of typing `dotnet new occms` use `dotnet new occms --orchard-version 1.5.0`
 
 ```CMD
 dotnet new occms
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Options:
 
   -ov|--orchard-version  Specifies which version of Orchard Core packages to use.
                          string - Optional
-                         Default: 1.4.0
+                         Default: 1.5.0
 ```
 
 Logging can be ignored with this command:
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Options:
 
   -ov|--orchard-version  Specifies which version of Orchard Core packages to use.
                          string - Optional
-                         Default: 1.4.0
+                         Default: 1.5.0
 ```
 
 ```CMD
diff --git a/src/docs/guides/add-admin-menu/README.md b/src/docs/guides/add-admin-menu/README.md
index 4ed683103a9..b707db316e6 100644
--- a/src/docs/guides/add-admin-menu/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/guides/add-admin-menu/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ There are different ways to create sites and modules for Orchard Core. You can l
 
 You can install the latest released templates using this command:
 
-```dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.4.0-*```
+```dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.5.0-*```
 
 !!! note
     To use the development branch of the template add `--nuget-source https://nuget.cloudsmith.io/orchardcore/preview/v3/index.json`
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ The next step is to reference the module from the application, by adding a proje
 
 We also need a reference to the `OrchardCore.Admin` package in order to be able to implement the required interfaces:
 
-```dotnet add .\MyModule\MyModule.csproj package OrchardCore.Admin --version 1.4.0-*```
+```dotnet add .\MyModule\MyModule.csproj package OrchardCore.Admin --version 1.5.0-*```
 
 !!! note
-    To use the development branch of the template add ` --source https://nuget.cloudsmith.io/orchardcore/preview/v3/index.json --version 1.4.0-*`
+    To use the development branch of the template add ` --source https://nuget.cloudsmith.io/orchardcore/preview/v3/index.json --version 1.5.0-*`
 
 ## Adding our controller and views
 
diff --git a/src/docs/guides/create-cms-application/README.md b/src/docs/guides/create-cms-application/README.md
index e810bcc7acb..76bd0d783b5 100644
--- a/src/docs/guides/create-cms-application/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/guides/create-cms-application/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ There are different ways to create sites and modules for Orchard Core. You can l
 
 In this guide we will use our "Code Generation Templates". You can install the latest stable release of the templates using this command:
 
-```dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.4.0-*```
+```dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.5.0-*```
 
 !!! note
     To use the development branch of the template add `--nuget-source https://nuget.cloudsmith.io/orchardcore/preview/v3/index.json`
diff --git a/src/docs/guides/create-modular-application-mvc/README.md b/src/docs/guides/create-modular-application-mvc/README.md
index 3e3b0e17adb..6c69101d588 100644
--- a/src/docs/guides/create-modular-application-mvc/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/guides/create-modular-application-mvc/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ There are different ways to create sites and modules for Orchard Core. You can l
 
 In this guide we will use our [Code Generation Templates](../../getting-started/templates/). You can install the latest stable release of the templates using this command:
 
-```dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.4.0-*```
+```dotnet new -i OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::1.5.0-*```
 
 !!! note
     To use the development branch of the template add `--nuget-source https://nuget.cloudsmith.io/orchardcore/preview/v3/index.json`
diff --git a/src/docs/guides/decoupled-cms/README.md b/src/docs/guides/decoupled-cms/README.md
index 4e1fd4216f9..9a2968ba8e8 100644
--- a/src/docs/guides/decoupled-cms/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/guides/decoupled-cms/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ This will allow for the Razor Pages to be reloaded without the need to recompile
 
 ```xml
 <ItemGroup>
-  <PackageReference Include="OrchardCore.Application.Cms.Core.Targets" Version="1.4.0" />
+  <PackageReference Include="OrchardCore.Application.Cms.Core.Targets" Version="1.5.0" />
 </ItemGroup>
 ```
 This will add the packages from Orchard Core CMS
diff --git a/src/docs/releases/1.5.0.md b/src/docs/releases/1.5.0.md
index 3639acec31d..9d20472928d 100644
--- a/src/docs/releases/1.5.0.md
+++ b/src/docs/releases/1.5.0.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Orchard Core 1.5.0
 
+Release date: October 2022
+
+This release contains security vulnerability fixes. It is recommended you update your existing Orchard Core deployments with this version.
+
 ## Breaking Changes
 
 * The `OrchardCore_Media_AmazonS3` config section was changed: `RegionEndpoint` was renamed to `Region` and extracted from `Credentials` section to the root section of `OrchardCore_Media_AmazonS3`, `AccessKeyId` was renamed to `AccessKey`, `ProfileName` was renamed to `Profile`. See [this pull request](https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/pull/11871) for details.
@@ -58,4 +62,12 @@ ManageIndexes will be now ManageLuceneIndexes
 |--------|--------|--------|
 | Indexed | Indexed | Indexed meant "Keyword" in Lucene so we migrated these to "Keyword" in the content index settings.
 | Analyzed | Keyword | The Analyzed option is removed. Everything that was set as analyzed doesn't need migration because it is now the default.  |
-| Stored | Stored | Nothing to do. Should work as before |
\ No newline at end of file
+| Stored | Stored | Nothing to do. Should work as before |
+
+## YesSQL breaking changes
+
+YesSql is now using the new SQL client which encrypts the connection by default.
+
+If the SQL Server does not have a trusted SSL certificate and you would and want to continue using encrypted communicated using the untrusted server, add `TrustServerCertificate=True` to the connection string.
+
+If you do not want to encrypt the communication at all, you can use `Encrypt=false`.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/docs/topics/publishing-releases/README.md b/src/docs/topics/publishing-releases/README.md
index c23b108f839..cccf8c1e93f 100644
--- a/src/docs/topics/publishing-releases/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/topics/publishing-releases/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ While the checklist is in a recommended order not every step depends strictly on
 
 Do some housekeeping on GitHub in the [main repo](https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore).
 
-- [ ] Close remaining issues for the version (including merging corresponding pull requests if suitable) or assign then to the next one.
+- [ ] Close remaining issues for the version (including merging corresponding pull requests if suitable) or assign them to the next one.
 - [ ] Assign all issues that were closed for an upcoming version (including a wildcard version like "1.0.x") to this version (milestone).
 
 ### Prepare the code