diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88244145d..25a6bdfd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See
 [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [5.0.297](https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/compare/v5.0.296...v5.0.297) (2025-05-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency scratch-l10n to v5.0.229 ([ec3b9c8](https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/commit/ec3b9c8de248daf24121e0f82603a48e376f7420))
+
 ## [5.0.296](https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/compare/v5.0.295...v5.0.296) (2025-05-02)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fa11398f3..5289a47fe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "scratch-vm",
-  "version": "5.0.296",
+  "version": "5.0.297",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "scratch-vm",
-      "version": "5.0.296",
+      "version": "5.0.297",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vernier/godirect": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e648bcb79..db5b58c14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scratch-vm",
-  "version": "5.0.296",
+  "version": "5.0.297",
   "description": "Virtual Machine for Scratch 3.0",
   "author": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm.git",
-    "sha": "f1e05b304037ac20271262a7196bfc5612111806"
+    "sha": "9c580136c3b2a7765856424393271c10763c4728"
   },
   "main": "./dist/node/scratch-vm.js",
   "browser": "./dist/web/scratch-vm.js",