diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f2d30bcf..b4661347 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# 5.0.1
+
+- Fix: skip the verify-params bridge call when no verification parameters are provided.
+
 # 5.0.0
 
 - Feat: add opt-in User Journeys support via `HCaptchaConfig.userJourney` and `HCaptchaVerifyParams.userJourney` for sdk + compose-sdk.
diff --git a/compose-sdk/build.gradle b/compose-sdk/build.gradle
index 55f5a5ca..6aa4727d 100644
--- a/compose-sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/compose-sdk/build.gradle
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ android {
         // See https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/versioning
         // versionCode must be integer and be incremented by one for every new update
         // android system uses this to prevent downgrades
-        versionCode 58
+        versionCode 59
 
         // version number visible to the user
         // should follow semantic versioning (See https://semver.org)
-        versionName "5.0.0"
+        versionName "5.0.1"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles "consumer-rules.pro"
diff --git a/sdk/build.gradle b/sdk/build.gradle
index 287aca40..000b518f 100644
--- a/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ android {
         // See https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/versioning
         // versionCode must be integer and be incremented by one for every new update
         // android system uses this to prevent downgrades
-        versionCode 58
+        versionCode 59
 
         // version number visible to the user
         // should follow semantic versioning (See https://semver.org)
-        versionName "5.0.0"
+        versionName "5.0.1"
 
         buildConfigField 'String', 'VERSION_NAME', "\"${defaultConfig.versionName}_${defaultConfig.versionCode}\""