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@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [5.0.5]
+
+[5.0.5]: https://github.com/microsoft/CCF/releases/tag/ccf-5.0.5
+
+### Bug fix
+
+- Nodes can be started in recovery mode from a snapshot alone (#6472)
+
 ## [5.0.4]
 
 [5.0.4]: https://github.com/microsoft/CCF/releases/tag/ccf-5.0.4