diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 782d69a..5dacdbe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.0.0-alpha.20"
+  ".": "5.0.0-alpha.20.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index badff53..e838193 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.0.0-alpha.20.1](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.20...v5.0.0-alpha.20.1) (2025-12-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* relax FSharp.Core dependency to >= 5.0.0 ([#163](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/163)) ([10eb65b](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/10eb65b22a157078e1b66bd8fb202b0cd2acbedc))
+
 ## [5.0.0-alpha.20](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.20...v5.0.0-alpha.20) (2025-12-08)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b5fabfb..4b34e2d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "Fable.Python"
-version = "5.0.0-alpha.20"
+version = "5.0.0-alpha.20.1"
 description = "Fable"
 authors = [{ name = "Dag Brattli", email = "dag@brattli.net" }]
 requires-python = ">= 3.12, < 4"