diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 764023a..1e9364e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Features and bugfixes are managed through Github's Issues and Pull Requests. Con
  * Run Go tests (test code generation): `cd protoc-gen-twirp_ruby` then `go test ./...`
  * Run example code (see [example/README.md](example/README.md)).
 
-## Make a new release (for authors only)
+## Make a new release (authors only)
 
 Once enough new features are added, a new release is drafted.
 
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Once enough new features are added, a new release is drafted.
  * Update VERSION with semantinc versioning in:
    * `lib/twirp/version.rb` and
    * `protoc-gen-twirp_ruby/version.go`
- * Update the example code with new features (if needed), and re-generate code (see [example/README.md](example/README.md)). Make sure that you are using the latest version of `protoc-gen-twirp_ruby`, if the repo is in `$GOPATH/src/github.com/twitchtv/twirp-ruby`, then you only need to do `go install github.com/twitchtv/twirp-ruby/protoc-gen-twirp_ruby` before running the `protoc` command to generate code. The generated code should be annotated with the new version.
  * Run `bundle install` to update the `Gemfile.lock` file with the new version.
- * Run tests.
+ * Run `rake` to run tests.
+ * Re-generate code (see [example/README.md](example/README.md)). Make sure to use the latest version of `protoc-gen-twirp_ruby`; if the repo is in `$GOPATH/src/github.com/twitchtv/twirp-ruby`, then you only need to do `go install github.com/twitchtv/twirp-ruby/protoc-gen-twirp_ruby` before running the `protoc` command to generate code. The generated code should be annotated with the new version.
+ * Update example code and README if needed with new features.
  * Commit changes for the new version in master and push to remote.
  * [Draft a new release](https://github.com/twitchtv/twirp-ruby/releases) in Github. Create a new tag with the version. Add release notes (see previous releases to keep the same format).
  * Build the gem: `gem build twirp.gemspec` and then push the new .gem file to Ruby Gems: `gem push twirp-X.X.X.gem`. You can delete the .gem file after that.
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6f35c1c..6a6d840 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    twirp (1.4.1)
+    twirp (1.5.0)
       faraday (< 2)
       google-protobuf (~> 3.0, >= 3.0.0)
 
diff --git a/example/Gemfile.lock b/example/Gemfile.lock
index e8ba06c..c5e32db 100644
--- a/example/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/example/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
-    twirp (1.1.0)
-      faraday (~> 0)
+    twirp (1.5.0)
+      faraday (< 2)
       google-protobuf (~> 3.0, >= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    faraday (0.14.0)
+    faraday (1.0.1)
       multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
-    google-protobuf (3.5.1.2)
-    multipart-post (2.0.0)
+    google-protobuf (3.11.4)
+    multipart-post (2.1.1)
     rack (2.0.8)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   twirp!
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.16.1
+   1.17.2
diff --git a/example/hello_world/service_pb.rb b/example/hello_world/service_pb.rb
index 0fdd466..10de1c1 100644
--- a/example/hello_world/service_pb.rb
+++ b/example/hello_world/service_pb.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 module Example
   module HelloWorld
-    HelloRequest = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.lookup("example.hello_world.HelloRequest").msgclass
-    HelloResponse = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.lookup("example.hello_world.HelloResponse").msgclass
+    HelloRequest = ::Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.lookup("example.hello_world.HelloRequest").msgclass
+    HelloResponse = ::Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.lookup("example.hello_world.HelloResponse").msgclass
   end
 end
diff --git a/example/hello_world/service_twirp.rb b/example/hello_world/service_twirp.rb
index 834e9a3..a72ef39 100644
--- a/example/hello_world/service_twirp.rb
+++ b/example/hello_world/service_twirp.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Code generated by protoc-gen-twirp_ruby 1.3.0, DO NOT EDIT.
+# Code generated by protoc-gen-twirp_ruby 1.4.1, DO NOT EDIT.
 require 'twirp'
 require_relative 'service_pb.rb'
 
diff --git a/lib/twirp/version.rb b/lib/twirp/version.rb
index cff86a6..da6869a 100644
--- a/lib/twirp/version.rb
+++ b/lib/twirp/version.rb
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
 module Twirp
-  VERSION = "1.4.1"
+  VERSION = "1.5.0"
 end
diff --git a/protoc-gen-twirp_ruby/version.go b/protoc-gen-twirp_ruby/version.go
index d835fce..79f237e 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-twirp_ruby/version.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-twirp_ruby/version.go
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ package main
 
 // Version is the same version in the ruby gem: lib/twirp/version.rb
 // It helps identify what version of the code generator was used.
-const Version = "1.4.1"
+const Version = "1.5.0"