diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG.md b/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bdb542519..609c59c078 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,55 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.0rc5] - 2026-03-19
+
+### Added
+
+- **samples**: Add foundry hosted agents samples for python ([#4648](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4648))
+- **repo**: Add automated stale issue and PR follow-up ping workflow ([#4776](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4776))
+- **agent-framework-ag-ui**: Emit AG-UI events for MCP tool calls, results, and text reasoning ([#4760](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4760))
+- **agent-framework-ag-ui**: Emit TOOL_CALL_RESULT events when resuming after tool approval ([#4758](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4758))
+
+### Changed
+
+- **agent-framework-devui**: Bump minimatch from 3.1.2 to 3.1.5 in frontend ([#4337](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4337))
+- **agent-framework-devui**: Bump rollup from 4.47.1 to 4.59.0 in frontend ([#4338](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4338))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Unify tool results as `Content` items with rich content support ([#4331](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4331))
+- **agent-framework-a2a**: Default `A2AAgent` name and description from `AgentCard` ([#4661](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4661))
+- **agent-framework-core**: [BREAKING] Clean up kwargs across agents, chat clients, tools, and sessions ([#4581](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4581))
+- **agent-framework-devui**: Bump tar from 7.5.9 to 7.5.11 ([#4688](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4688))
+- **repo**: Improve Python dependency range automation ([#4343](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4343))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Normalize empty MCP tool output to `null` ([#4683](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4683))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Remove bad dependency ([#4696](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4696))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Keep MCP cleanup on the owner task ([#4687](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4687))
+- **agent-framework-a2a**: Preserve A2A message `context_id` ([#4686](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4686))
+- **repo**: Bump `danielpalme/ReportGenerator-GitHub-Action` from 5.5.1 to 5.5.3 ([#4542](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4542))
+- **repo**: Bump `MishaKav/pytest-coverage-comment` from 1.2.0 to 1.6.0 ([#4543](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4543))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Bump `pyjwt` from 2.11.0 to 2.12.0 ([#4699](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4699))
+- **agent-framework-azure-ai**: Reduce Azure chat client import overhead ([#4744](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4744))
+- **repo**: Simplify Python Poe tasks and unify package selectors ([#4722](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4722))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Aggregate token usage across tool-call loop iterations in `invoke_agent` span ([#4739](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4739))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Support `detail` field in OpenAI Chat API `image_url` payload ([#4756](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4756))
+- **agent-framework-anthropic**: [BREAKING] Refactor middleware layering and split Anthropic raw client ([#4746](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4746))
+- **agent-framework-github-copilot**: Emit tool call events in GitHubCopilotAgent streaming ([4711](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4711))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **agent-framework-core**: Validate approval responses against the server-side pending request registry ([#4548](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4548))
+- **agent-framework-devui**: Validate function approval responses in the DevUI executor ([#4598](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4598))
+- **agent-framework-azurefunctions**: Use `deepcopy` for state snapshots so nested mutations are detected in durable workflow activities ([#4518](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4518))
+- **agent-framework-bedrock**: Fix `BedrockChatClient` sending invalid toolChoice `"none"` to the Bedrock API ([#4535](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4535))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Fix type hint for `Case` and `Default` ([#3985](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/3985))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Fix duplicate tool names between supplied tools and MCP servers ([#4649](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4649))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Fix `_deduplicate_messages` catch-all branch dropping valid repeated messages ([#4716](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4716))
+- **samples**: Fix Azure Redis sample missing session for history persistence ([#4692](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4692))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Fix thread serialization for multi-turn tool calls ([#4684](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4684))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Fix `RUN_FINISHED.interrupt` to accumulate all interrupts when multiple tools need approval ([#4717](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4717))
+- **agent-framework-azurefunctions**: Fix missing methods on the `Content` class in durable tasks ([#4738](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4738))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Fix `ENABLE_SENSITIVE_DATA` being ignored when set after module import ([#4743](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4743))
+- **agent-framework-a2a**: Fix `A2AAgent` to invoke context providers before and after run ([#4757](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4757))
+- **agent-framework-core**: Fix MCP tool schema normalization for zero-argument tools missing the `properties` key ([#4771](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/4771))
+
 ## [1.0.0rc4] - 2026-03-11
 
 ### Added
@@ -768,7 +817,8 @@ Release candidate for **agent-framework-core** and **agent-framework-azure-ai**
 
 For more information, see the [announcement blog post](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/introducing-microsoft-agent-framework-the-open-source-engine-for-agentic-ai-apps/).
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.0.0rc4...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.0.0rc5...HEAD
+[1.0.0rc5]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.0.0rc4...python-1.0.0rc5
 [1.0.0rc4]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.0.0rc3...python-1.0.0rc4
 [1.0.0rc3]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.0.0rc2...python-1.0.0rc3
 [1.0.0rc2]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.0.0rc1...python-1.0.0rc2
diff --git a/python/packages/a2a/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/a2a/pyproject.toml
index b26aa58e25..52c0d762d1 100644
--- a/python/packages/a2a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/a2a/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "A2A integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "a2a-sdk>=0.3.5,<0.3.24",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml
index 38aa31a377..bb1e963023 100644
--- a/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "agent-framework-ag-ui"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 description = "AG-UI protocol integration for Agent Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "ag-ui-protocol==0.1.13",
     "fastapi>=0.115.0,<0.133.1",
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.30.0,<0.42.0"
diff --git a/python/packages/anthropic/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/anthropic/pyproject.toml
index 6212ed93a0..9b294c0f67 100644
--- a/python/packages/anthropic/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/anthropic/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Anthropic integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "anthropic>=0.80.0,<0.80.1",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/azure-ai-search/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/azure-ai-search/pyproject.toml
index 71ef0bf88b..af62c00deb 100644
--- a/python/packages/azure-ai-search/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/azure-ai-search/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure AI Search integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "azure-search-documents>=11.7.0b2,<11.7.0b3",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/azure-ai/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/azure-ai/pyproject.toml
index 40f849f630..4b0024fe96 100644
--- a/python/packages/azure-ai/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/azure-ai/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure AI Foundry integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0rc4"
+version = "1.0.0rc5"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "azure-ai-agents>=1.2.0b5,<1.2.0b6",
     "azure-ai-inference>=1.0.0b9,<1.0.0b10",
     "aiohttp>=3.7.0,<4",
diff --git a/python/packages/azure-cosmos/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/azure-cosmos/pyproject.toml
index 4de7f1029c..cbb8188de0 100644
--- a/python/packages/azure-cosmos/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/azure-cosmos/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure Cosmos DB history provider integration for Microsoft Agent
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "azure-cosmos>=4.3.0,<5",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml
index c1de71aa3b..be8dee5e4a 100644
--- a/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure Functions integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "agent-framework-durabletask",
     "azure-functions>=1.24.0,<2",
     "azure-functions-durable>=1.3.1,<2",
diff --git a/python/packages/bedrock/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/bedrock/pyproject.toml
index e85f3e2ac4..90b134e068 100644
--- a/python/packages/bedrock/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/bedrock/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Amazon Bedrock integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "boto3>=1.35.0,<2.0.0",
     "botocore>=1.35.0,<2.0.0",
 ]
diff --git a/python/packages/chatkit/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/chatkit/pyproject.toml
index a5cc39a594..679891d115 100644
--- a/python/packages/chatkit/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/chatkit/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "OpenAI ChatKit integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "openai-chatkit>=1.4.1,<2.0.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/claude/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/claude/pyproject.toml
index cf836caa5c..696f06cb9f 100644
--- a/python/packages/claude/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/claude/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Claude Agent SDK integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "claude-agent-sdk>=0.1.36,<0.1.49",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/copilotstudio/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/copilotstudio/pyproject.toml
index 4c6ea7a292..846325b2ce 100644
--- a/python/packages/copilotstudio/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/copilotstudio/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Copilot Studio integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "microsoft-agents-copilotstudio-client>=0.3.1,<0.3.2",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/core/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/core/pyproject.toml
index a6eb902ccd..a94d5c6f1a 100644
--- a/python/packages/core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/core/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Microsoft Agent Framework for building AI Agents with Python. Thi
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0rc4"
+version = "1.0.0rc5"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
diff --git a/python/packages/declarative/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/declarative/pyproject.toml
index aedf2617a2..e14843fb6f 100644
--- a/python/packages/declarative/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/declarative/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Declarative specification support for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "powerfx>=0.0.32,<0.0.35; python_version < '3.14'",
     "pyyaml>=6.0,<7.0",
 ]
diff --git a/python/packages/devui/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/devui/pyproject.toml
index 5ab31b16fa..54cd91b04f 100644
--- a/python/packages/devui/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/devui/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Debug UI for Microsoft Agent Framework with OpenAI-compatible API
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "fastapi>=0.115.0,<0.133.1",
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.30.0,<0.42.0"
 ]
diff --git a/python/packages/durabletask/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/durabletask/pyproject.toml
index eff4d7825d..7d41b41000 100644
--- a/python/packages/durabletask/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/durabletask/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Durable Task integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "durabletask>=1.3.0,<2",
     "durabletask-azuremanaged>=1.3.0,<2",
     "python-dateutil>=2.8.0,<3",
diff --git a/python/packages/foundry_local/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/foundry_local/pyproject.toml
index a67a4302d8..3f1a5846f3 100644
--- a/python/packages/foundry_local/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/foundry_local/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Foundry Local integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "foundry-local-sdk>=0.5.1,<0.5.2",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/github_copilot/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/github_copilot/pyproject.toml
index 18f81026c1..55335c7279 100644
--- a/python/packages/github_copilot/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/github_copilot/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "GitHub Copilot integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "github-copilot-sdk>=0.1.31,<0.1.33; python_version >= '3.11'",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/lab/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/lab/pyproject.toml
index 8345843d2b..a9dd359e7c 100644
--- a/python/packages/lab/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/lab/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Experimental modules for Microsoft Agent Framework"
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+  "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/python/packages/mem0/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/mem0/pyproject.toml
index 081843b4aa..9a21e15116 100644
--- a/python/packages/mem0/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/mem0/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Mem0 integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "mem0ai>=1.0.0,<2",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/ollama/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/ollama/pyproject.toml
index 17e1540cbd..f8c5cd1b7e 100644
--- a/python/packages/ollama/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/ollama/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Ollama integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "ollama>=0.5.3,<0.5.4",
 ]
 
diff --git a/python/packages/orchestrations/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/orchestrations/pyproject.toml
index d4a49e10ae..fc35d01b05 100644
--- a/python/packages/orchestrations/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/orchestrations/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Orchestration patterns for Microsoft Agent Framework. Includes Se
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
 ]
 
 [tool.uv]
diff --git a/python/packages/purview/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/purview/pyproject.toml
index 5974ef0275..71aef81b9a 100644
--- a/python/packages/purview/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/purview/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Microsoft Purview (Graph dataSecurityAndGovernance) integration f
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "azure-core>=1.30.0,<2",
     "httpx>=0.27.0,<0.29",
 ]
diff --git a/python/packages/redis/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/redis/pyproject.toml
index 70abe25bf9..3b2d3442ed 100644
--- a/python/packages/redis/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/redis/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Redis integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.0.0rc5",
     "redis>=6.4.0,<7.2.1",
     "redisvl>=0.11.0,<0.16",
     "numpy>=2.2.6,<3"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index d5b91a641b..f955062de1 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Microsoft Agent Framework for building AI Agents with Python. Thi
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0rc4"
+version = "1.0.0rc5"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core[all]==1.0.0rc4",
+    "agent-framework-core[all]==1.0.0rc5",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
diff --git a/python/uv.lock b/python/uv.lock
index 992155f23f..f55686893e 100644
--- a/python/uv.lock
+++ b/python/uv.lock
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework"
-version = "1.0.0rc4"
+version = "1.0.0rc5"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", extra = ["all"], marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-a2a"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/a2a" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "a2a-sdk", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-ag-ui"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/ag-ui" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "ag-ui-protocol", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ provides-extras = ["dev"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-anthropic"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/anthropic" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azure-ai"
-version = "1.0.0rc4"
+version = "1.0.0rc5"
 source = { editable = "packages/azure-ai" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azure-ai-search"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/azure-ai-search" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azure-cosmos"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/azure-cosmos" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azurefunctions"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/azurefunctions" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ dev = []
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-bedrock"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/bedrock" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-chatkit"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/chatkit" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-claude"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/claude" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-copilotstudio"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/copilotstudio" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-core"
-version = "1.0.0rc4"
+version = "1.0.0rc5"
 source = { editable = "packages/core" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "azure-ai-projects", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ provides-extras = ["all"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-declarative"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/declarative" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ dev = [{ name = "types-pyyaml", specifier = "==6.0.12.20250915" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-devui"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/devui" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ provides-extras = ["dev", "all"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-durabletask"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/durabletask" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ dev = [{ name = "types-python-dateutil", specifier = "==2.9.0.20260305" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-foundry-local"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/foundry_local" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-github-copilot"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/github_copilot" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-lab"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/lab" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-mem0"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/mem0" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-ollama"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/ollama" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-orchestrations"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/orchestrations" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ requires-dist = [{ name = "agent-framework-core", editable = "packages/core" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-purview"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/purview" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-redis"
-version = "1.0.0b260311"
+version = "1.0.0b260319"
 source = { editable = "packages/redis" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },