diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 832d048..1251151 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ The format is based on Keep a Changelog and adheres to Semantic Versioning.
 ### Security
 - TBD_UNVT_CHANGELOG_SECURITY
 
+## [0.5.0] - 2026-01-20
+
+### Changed
+- Inspect defaults: layer statistics are now opt-in via `--include-layer-list` to avoid expensive scans by default.
+
+### Performance
+- Inspect processing uses tile_column chunking for high zooms (z>=12).
+- Histogram and zoom histogram scans now chunk by tile_column for high zooms (z>=12).
+
 ## [0.4.7] - 2026-01-18
 ### Added
 - Add `--report-format` JSON/NDJSON output for optimize.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3831296..30ffd53 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vt-optimizer-rs"
-version = "0.4.7"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "brotli",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 94b2101..027ac7f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vt-optimizer-rs"
-version = "0.4.7"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT"
 description = "A fast CLI to inspect and optimize MBTiles/PMTiles vector tiles."