diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/CHANGELOG.md b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 77889aeb..195f4008 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## HEAD
+## 0.5.0 - 2024-06-17
 
 ### Feature
 
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
     more convenient than`ydf.verbose`.
 -   Add SKLearn to YDF model converter: `ydf.from_sklearn`.
 -   Improve error messages when calling the model with non supported data.
+-   Add support for numpy 2.0.
+
+### Tutorials
+
+-   Add anomaly detection tutorial.
+-   Add YDF and JAX model composition tutorial.
 
 ### Fix
 
diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/config/setup.py b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/config/setup.py
index 8727d908..3a78340f 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/config/setup.py
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/config/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from setuptools.command.install import install
 from setuptools.dist import Distribution
 
-_VERSION = "0.4.3"
+_VERSION = "0.5.0"
 
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
   long_description = fh.read()
diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/tools/build_windows_release.bat b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/tools/build_windows_release.bat
index 816f382c..6256c9bb 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/tools/build_windows_release.bat
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/tools/build_windows_release.bat
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 cls
 setlocal
 
-set YDF_VERSION=0.4.3
+set YDF_VERSION=0.5.0
 set BAZEL=bazel.exe
 set BAZEL_SH=C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe
 set BAZEL_FLAGS=--config=windows_cpp20 --config=windows_avx2
diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset.py b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset.py
index 138ab6ff..e7ad9aa4 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset.py
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def _add_column(
           column_data.dtype.type
           in [
               np.object_,
-              np.string_,
+              np.bytes_,
               np.str_,
           ]
           or column_data.dtype.type in dataspec.NP_SUPPORTED_INT_DTYPE
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def _add_column(
 
       if column_data.dtype.type in [
           np.object_,
-          np.string_,
+          np.bytes_,
           np.bool_,
       ] or np.issubdtype(column_data.dtype, np.integer):
         column_data = column_data.astype(np.bytes_)
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ def infer_semantic(name: str, data: Any) -> dataspec.Semantic:
     ):
       return dataspec.Semantic.NUMERICAL
 
-    if data.dtype.type in [np.string_, np.bytes_, np.str_]:
+    if data.dtype.type in [np.bytes_, np.str_]:
       return dataspec.Semantic.CATEGORICAL
 
     if data.dtype.type in [np.object_]:
diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset_test.py b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset_test.py
index b7f8e131..6928432a 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset_test.py
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataset_test.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class GenericDatasetTest(parameterized.TestCase):
       (np.array([1], np.float64), Semantic.NUMERICAL),
       (np.array([1], np.bool_), Semantic.BOOLEAN),
       (np.array(["a"], np.bytes_), Semantic.CATEGORICAL),
-      (np.array(["a"], np.string_), Semantic.CATEGORICAL),
       (np.array(["a", np.nan], np.object_), Semantic.CATEGORICAL),
   )
   def test_infer_semantic(self, value, expected_semantic):
diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataspec.py b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataspec.py
index 9a0d8b29..d33cfa80 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataspec.py
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/dataset/dataspec.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     np.float32: ds_pb.DType.DTYPE_FLOAT32,
     np.float64: ds_pb.DType.DTYPE_FLOAT64,
     np.bool_: ds_pb.DType.DTYPE_BOOL,
-    np.string_: ds_pb.DType.DTYPE_BYTES,
     np.str_: ds_pb.DType.DTYPE_BYTES,
     np.bytes_: ds_pb.DType.DTYPE_BYTES,
     np.object_: ds_pb.DType.DTYPE_BYTES,
diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/utils/test_utils.py b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/utils/test_utils.py
index 802ba242..e61f79ef 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def test_almost_equal(a, b) -> Optional[str]:
     if a.dtype != b.dtype:
       return f"numpy array type mismatch: {a} != {b}"
 
-    if a.dtype.type in [np.string_, np.bytes_, np.str_]:
+    if a.dtype.type in [np.bytes_, np.str_]:
       if not np.equal(a, b).all():
         return f"numpy array mismatch: {a} != {b}"
     else:
diff --git a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/version.py b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/version.py
index d066b205..e782e81c 100644
--- a/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/version.py
+++ b/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.5.0"