From 07717ae5a3676d2a5ee4cd440ea69169c9d0f813 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gtebrean <99179176+gtebrean@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 14:22:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] release 5.0.2

Signed-off-by: gtebrean <99179176+gtebrean@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
 README.md                     |  4 ++--
 gradle.properties             |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 469cb6a..1e82050 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.release_name.outputs.version }}
     env:
       JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
       JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
@@ -41,9 +43,13 @@ jobs:
         run: chmod +x gradlew
       - name: Extract release version from branch
         id: release_name
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          echo "version=$BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          ref="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#release/}"
+          version="${ref#v}"
+          echo "version=$version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Release version: $version"
+
       - name: Fail if version is a SNAPSHOT
         if: endsWith(steps.release_name.outputs.version, '-SNAPSHOT')
         run: |
@@ -70,5 +76,18 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 21
       - name: Publish Javadocs (gh-pages)
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: ./gradlew core:gitPublishPush
+  git-release:
+    needs: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Github Release
+        uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          automatic_release_tag: v${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
+          prerelease: false
+          files: |
+            web3j-unit-${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}.*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a46419f..2539b6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ You can find an example using docker-compose [here](https://github.com/web3j/web
       maven { url "https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/consensys/quorum-mainnet-launcher/maven/" }
    }
 
-   implementation "org.web3j:core:4.14.0"
-   testCompile "org.web3j:web3j-unit:4.14.0"
+   implementation "org.web3j:core:5.0.2"
+   testCompile "org.web3j:web3j-unit:5.0.2"
 ```
 
 2. Create a new test with the `@EVMTest` annotation. An embedded EVM is used by default. To use Geth or Besu pass the node type into the annotation: `@EVMTest(NodeType.GETH)` or `@EVMTest(NodeType.BESU)`
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1400d06..513be70 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 group=org.web3j
 version=5.0.2
 org.gradle.caching=true
-org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
+org.gradle.configuration-cache=false
 org.gradle.configuration-cache.problems=warn

From bb50c44e1987e2a01bdfd74d6b00c38993862c79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gtebrean <99179176+gtebrean@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 17:15:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] bump 5.0.3

Signed-off-by: gtebrean <99179176+gtebrean@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 CHANGELOG.md | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4705479..2c66e27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,21 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
-# [5.0.2]() (Upcoming)
+# [5.0.3]() (Upcoming)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* 
+
+### Features
+
+*
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+*
+
+# [5.0.2](https://github.com/LFDT-web3j/web3j-unit/releases/tag/v5.0.2) (2026-02-06)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

From 9b55a22d1f1a1008c3e77a6558932e94ad9f17c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gtebrean <99179176+gtebrean@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 17:22:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] version

Signed-off-by: gtebrean <99179176+gtebrean@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 gradle.properties | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 513be70..12bd99b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 group=org.web3j
-version=5.0.2
+version=5.0.3-SNAPSHOT
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=false
 org.gradle.configuration-cache.problems=warn