diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a5b5d4f99..ccf3a71c7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "providers/flagd": "0.10.4",
+  "providers/flagd": "0.10.5",
   "hooks/open-telemetry": "3.2.0",
   "providers/go-feature-flag": "0.4.0",
   "providers/flagsmith": "0.0.9",
diff --git a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
index eb11bf02a..d4cad30fa 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,33 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [0.10.4](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.10.3...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.10.4) (2025-01-02)
-
-
-### 🐛 Bug Fixes
-
-* protobuf 3 support ([#1127](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1127)) ([816239b](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/816239b7937e1d29a5473959600166fe296e0a28))
-
-## [0.10.3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.10.2...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.10.3) (2025-01-02)
-
-
-### 🐛 Bug Fixes
-
-* **deps:** update dependency com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind to v2.18.2 ([#1089](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1089)) ([9b40e22](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/9b40e22e57739c7da417f834dd4f6822e6657ca8))
-* **deps:** update dependency com.networknt:json-schema-validator to v1.5.4 ([#1082](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1082)) ([57b6c9a](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/57b6c9a84328891618d069e72bb16b7d0d36eb23))
-* **deps:** update dependency io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll to v4.1.116.final ([#1108](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1108)) ([4cd4542](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/4cd4542fa0109b688116456b8fb0f2fdd5d2b391))
-* **deps:** update dependency org.semver4j:semver4j to v5.5.0 ([#1120](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1120)) ([90e9ce0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/90e9ce00c419744359eaffa9b4be55f8a2922c32))
-* **deps:** update grpc-java monorepo to v1.68.2 ([#1084](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1084)) ([3edf48b](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/3edf48b1930c4ddd0ef25803ff4f4054f6a8ab02))
-* **deps:** update grpc-java monorepo to v1.69.0 ([#1101](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1101)) ([2fc6af0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/2fc6af0994e6643b704e0f1cd7aba8fa5af688f6))
-* **deps:** update junit5 monorepo ([#1106](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1106)) ([a7a6d3f](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/a7a6d3f7ab0cc3d24a10d3cecd483a9d0d9340e5))
-* **deps:** update opentelemetry-java monorepo to v1.45.0 ([#1096](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1096)) ([b8a79e7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/b8a79e75850567a512849f2bc70aad2c88443445))
+## [0.10.5](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.10.2...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.10.5) (2025-01-03)
 
 
 ### ✨ New Features
 
-* **flagd:** Improve e2e coverage ([#1092](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1092)) ([d5110e3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/d5110e3511eabdf9113e9bdb76a865e4036b624c))
-* **flagd:** ssl e2e tests ([#1111](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1111)) ([819abe3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/819abe31898adc90dd0bbd3dde191f43afd8cb73))
+* Improve e2e coverage ([#1092](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1092)) ([d5110e3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/d5110e3511eabdf9113e9bdb76a865e4036b624c))
+* ssl e2e tests ([#1111](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1111)) ([819abe3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/819abe31898adc90dd0bbd3dde191f43afd8cb73))
 * protobuf-java@4 compatibility ([#1125](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1125)) ([e535976](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/e535976bf0b3fcb76519866b6f657d69fe85910a))
-
+* chore: relax protobuf-java version req ([#1135](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1135))
 
 ### 🧹 Chore
 
diff --git a/providers/flagd/README.md b/providers/flagd/README.md
index a7e38afbc..cddd144bd 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/README.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This provider is designed to use flagd's [evaluation protocol](https://github.co
 <dependency>
   <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
   <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-  <version>0.10.4</version>
+  <version>0.10.5</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index ba28133bc..33cd9327e 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-    <version>0.10.4</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.10.5</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/version.txt b/providers/flagd/version.txt
index 9b40aa6c2..9028ec636 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/version.txt
+++ b/providers/flagd/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.10.4
+0.10.5