diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7c99cb5c..84009120 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ Changelog
 #########
 
 
+---------------------
+2024.5.0 - 2024-05-02
+---------------------
+
+* core
+
+  * also include `executor_getter()` call within `try ... except` block in order to be able to retry eventual connection errors (#627)
+
+
 ---------------------
 2024.2.1 - 2024-02-20
 ---------------------
diff --git a/mapchete/__init__.py b/mapchete/__init__.py
index 1a608b64..47f9e9ed 100644
--- a/mapchete/__init__.py
+++ b/mapchete/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "Executor",
     "MFuture",
 ]
-__version__ = "2024.2.1"
+__version__ = "2024.5.0"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())