diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 58ecb7d0..9fc14813 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -10713,5 +10713,5 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().UserContext = function(j$) {
 };
 
 getJasmineRequireObj().version = function() {
-  return '5.0.0-alpha.0';
+  return '5.0.0-alpha.1';
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec468656..5005d978 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "jasmine-core",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine.git"
diff --git a/release_notes/5.0.0-alpha.1.md b/release_notes/5.0.0-alpha.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a2a17c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release_notes/5.0.0-alpha.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Jasmine Core 5.0.0-alpha.1 Release Notes
+
+## Summary
+
+This release provides improved support for parallel execution via the `jasmine`
+package. Please see its release notes and the
+[parallel documentation](https://jasmine.github.io/tutorials/running_specs_in_parallel)
+for more information.
+
+## New features and bug fixes
+
+* Parallel: Cleaner interface for reporter dispatching
+* When Env#config is called from spec and helper files in parallel mode, throw
+  an error rather than behaving unpredictably.
+
+## Documentation improvements
+
+* API reference docs for parallel support APIs that jasmine-npm uses
+
+## Internal improvements
+
+* Updated dev dependencies
+
+## Supported environments
+
+jasmine-core 5.0.0-alpha.1 has been tested in the following environments.
+
+| Environment       | Supported versions |
+|-------------------|--------------------|
+| Node              | 16.14+, 18         |
+| Safari            | 15-16              |
+| Chrome            | 112                |
+| Firefox           | 102, 111           |
+| Edge              | 111                |
+
+
+------
+
+_Release Notes generated with _[Anchorman](http://github.com/infews/anchorman)_