diff --git a/.pipelines/stages/jobs/nuget-validation-job.yml b/.pipelines/stages/jobs/nuget-validation-job.yml
index c5498e12e0..2f0fef0d02 100644
--- a/.pipelines/stages/jobs/nuget-validation-job.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/stages/jobs/nuget-validation-job.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ jobs:
       SpecificArtifact: ${{ parameters.specificArtifact }}
       BuildId: ${{ parameters.BuildId }}
 
+  - task: Docker@2
+    inputs:
+      containerRegistry: onnxruntimebuildcache
+      command: "login"
+      addPipelineData: false
+    displayName: "Log in to container registry"
+
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.os, 'win') }}:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.ep, 'cuda') }}:
       - powershell: |
@@ -180,8 +187,6 @@ jobs:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.ep, 'cuda') }}:
       - bash: |
           set -e -x
-          az login --identity --username 63b63039-6328-442f-954b-5a64d124e5b4
-          az acr login --name onnxruntimebuildcache --subscription 00c06639-6ee4-454e-8058-8d8b1703bd87
           docker pull $(cuda_docker_image)
 
           docker run \
diff --git a/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-packaging-job.yml b/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-packaging-job.yml
index 79397ba2a5..d8d27edc22 100644
--- a/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-packaging-job.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-packaging-job.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ jobs:
         Python312:
           PyDotVer: '3.12'
           PyNoDotVer: '312'
-        Python313:
-          PyDotVer: '3.13'
-          PyNoDotVer: '313'
 
   timeoutInMinutes: 240
   workspace:
diff --git a/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-validation-job.yml b/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-validation-job.yml
index b83f7827d4..8543796d41 100644
--- a/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-validation-job.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/stages/jobs/py-validation-job.yml
@@ -155,12 +155,17 @@ jobs:
       HuggingFaceToken: $(HF_TOKEN)
       os: ${{ parameters.os }}
 
+  - task: Docker@2
+    inputs:
+      containerRegistry: onnxruntimebuildcache
+      command: "login"
+      addPipelineData: false
+    displayName: "Log in to container registry"
+
   - ${{ if or(eq(parameters.os, 'linux'), eq(parameters.os, 'osx')) }}:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.ep, 'cuda') }}:
       - bash: |
           set -e -x
-          az login --identity --username 63b63039-6328-442f-954b-5a64d124e5b4
-          az acr login --name onnxruntimebuildcache --subscription 00c06639-6ee4-454e-8058-8d8b1703bd87
           docker pull $(cuda_docker_image)
           python_exe=/opt/python/cp310-cp310/bin/python3.10
 
diff --git a/VERSION_INFO b/VERSION_INFO
index 0a6a4023a1..79a2734bbf 100644
--- a/VERSION_INFO
+++ b/VERSION_INFO
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.0-rc1
\ No newline at end of file
+0.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/csharp/HelloPhi/HelloPhi.csproj b/examples/csharp/HelloPhi/HelloPhi.csproj
index 96dc5a16cf..3c5855bda3 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/HelloPhi/HelloPhi.csproj
+++ b/examples/csharp/HelloPhi/HelloPhi.csproj
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI" Version="[0.5.0-rc1]" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' OR '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' " />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.Cuda" Version="[0.5.0-rc1]" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug_Cuda' OR '$(Configuration)' == 'Release_Cuda' " />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.DirectML" Version="0.5.0-rc1" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug_DirectML' OR '$(Configuration)' == 'Release_DirectML' " />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI" Version="[0.5.0]" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' OR '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' " />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.Cuda" Version="[0.5.0]" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug_Cuda' OR '$(Configuration)' == 'Release_Cuda' " />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.DirectML" Version="0.5.0" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug_DirectML' OR '$(Configuration)' == 'Release_DirectML' " />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/nuget/PACKAGE.md b/nuget/PACKAGE.md
index 7f7c324db6..7daeed7977 100644
--- a/nuget/PACKAGE.md
+++ b/nuget/PACKAGE.md
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ This implementation checks if a number is prime by iterating only up to the squa
 ## Source code repository
 
 ONNX Runtime is an open source project. See:
-* (https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime)[https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime]
-* (https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime-genai)[https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime-genai]
+* (ONNX Runtime)[https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime]
+* (ONNX Runtime GenAI)[https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime-genai]
 
 ## Documentation
 
-See (https://onxxruntime.ai/docs/genai)[https://onxxruntime.ai/docs/genai]
+See (ONNX Runtime GenAI Documentation)[https://onxxruntime.ai/docs/genai]