diff --git a/piecrust/CHANGELOG.md b/piecrust/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c7a70d1..319b07d5 100644
--- a/piecrust/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/piecrust/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.20.0] - 2024-06-05
+
 ## Added
 
 - Apply charging mechanism for host queries [#359]
@@ -469,7 +471,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 <!-- VERSIONS -->
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/compare/piecrust-0.19.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/compare/piecrust-0.20.0...HEAD
+[0.20.0]: https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/compare/piecrust-0.19.0...piecrust-0.20.0
 [0.19.0]: https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/compare/piecrust-0.18.1...piecrust-0.19.0
 [0.18.1]: https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/compare/piecrust-0.18.0...piecrust-0.18.1
 [0.18.0]: https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/compare/piecrust-0.17.0...piecrust-0.18.0
diff --git a/piecrust/Cargo.toml b/piecrust/Cargo.toml
index 519c6b3c..ae196de9 100644
--- a/piecrust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/piecrust/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ categories = ["wasm", "no-std", "cryptography::cryptocurrencies"]
 keywords = ["virtual", "machine", "smart", "contract", "wasm"]
 
 repository = "https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust"
-version = "0.19.0"
+version = "0.20.0"
 
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"