diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ef45fae30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+> **Note:** Please fill out all required sections and remove irrelevant ones.
+
+### 📋 Kind of PR 
+
+- [ ] Fixes a bug
+- [ ] Updates for a new Moodle version
+- [ ] Adds a new feature of functionality
+- [ ] Improves or enhances existing features
+- [ ] Refactoring: restructures code for better performance or maintainability
+- [ ] Testing: add missing or improve existing tests
+- [ ] Miscellaneous: code cleaning (without functional changes), documentation, configuration, ...
+---
+
+### 🧩 Description
+
+Please describe the purpose of this PR in a few sentences.
+
+- What feature or bug does it address?
+- Why is this change or addition necessary?
+- What is the expected behavior after the change?
+
+---
+
+### ✅ Checklist
+
+Please confirm the following (check all that apply):
+
+- [ ] I have `phpunit` and/or `behat` tests that cover my changes or additions.
+- [ ] Code passes the code checker without errors and warnings.
+- [ ] Code passes the moodle-ci/cd pipeline on all supported Moodle versions or the ones the plugin supports.
+- [ ] Code does not have `var_dump()` or `var_export` or any other debugging statements that should not appear on the productive branch.
+- [ ] Code only uses language strings instead of hard-coded strings.
+- [ ] If there are changes in the database: I updated/created the necessary upgrade steps in `db/upgrade.php` and updated the `version.php`.
+- [ ] If there are changes in javascript: I build new `.min` files with the `grunt amd` command.
+- [ ] If it is a Moodle update PR: I read the release notes, updated the `version.php` and added the new moodle version to the workflow file. I ran all tests thoroughly checking for errors.
+
+---
+
+### 🧱 Related Issue
+
+- Related to #[IssueNumber]
+
+---
+
+### 🗒️ Additional Notes
+
+Any other relevant information.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/config.json b/.github/workflows/config.json
index 7da43e1a52..7a643bc495 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/config.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/config.json
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 {
-  "main-moodle": "MOODLE_405_STABLE",
+  "moodle-plugin-ci": "4.5.7",
+  "main-moodle": "MOODLE_500_STABLE",
   "main-php": "8.3",
-  "moodle-php": {
-    "MOODLE_401_STABLE": ["8.0", "8.1"],
-    "MOODLE_402_STABLE": ["8.1", "8.2"],
-    "MOODLE_403_STABLE": ["8.1", "8.2"],
-    "MOODLE_404_STABLE": ["8.2", "8.3"],
-    "MOODLE_405_STABLE": ["8.1", "8.2", "8.3"]
-  },
-  "moodle-plugin-ci": "4.5.5"
-}
+  "main-db": "pgsql",
+  "moodle-testmatrix": {
+    "MOODLE_401_STABLE": {
+      "php": ["8.0", "8.1"]
+    },
+    "MOODLE_404_STABLE": {
+      "php": ["8.1", "8.2", "8.3"]
+    },
+    "MOODLE_405_STABLE": {
+      "php": ["8.1", "8.2", "8.3"],
+      "db": ["pgsql", "mariadb", "mysqli"]
+    },
+    "MOODLE_500_STABLE": {
+      "php": ["8.2", "8.3", "8.4"],
+      "db": ["pgsql", "mariadb", "mysqli"]
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 21d35d99cd..e490f2344c 100755
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+5.0 (2025-06-24)
+------------------
+
+
 4.5.1 (2025-05-19)
 ------------------
 [HOTFIX] #214
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 3fc2c38d83..c9db47e9c2 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 $plugin->component = 'mod_moodleoverflow';
-$plugin->version = 2025050601;
+$plugin->version = 2025062400;
 $plugin->requires = 2022112800;
 $plugin->release = 'v4.5-r2';
 $plugin->supported = [401, 405];
-$plugin->maturity = MATURITY_STABLE;
+$plugin->maturity = MATURITY_RC;