diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/continuwuity.nix b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/continuwuity.nix
index c76b55ed5a2e..b1aaae05cc39 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/continuwuity.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/continuwuity.nix
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ in
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
 
+        # To avoid timing out during database migrations
+        TimeoutStartSec = "10m";
+
         DevicePolicy = "closed";
         LockPersonality = true;
         MemoryDenyWriteExecute = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-continuwuity/continuwuity-exploit-fix.diff b/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-continuwuity/continuwuity-exploit-fix.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f1f4f0f0c12..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-continuwuity/continuwuity-exploit-fix.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/api/server/invite.rs b/src/api/server/invite.rs
-index 78a65fe8..d284fedd 100644
---- a/src/api/server/invite.rs
-+++ b/src/api/server/invite.rs
-@@ -61,6 +61,46 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_invite_route(
- 	let mut signed_event = utils::to_canonical_object(&body.event)
- 		.map_err(|_| err!(Request(InvalidParam("Invite event is invalid."))))?;
- 
-+	// Ensure this is a membership event
-+	if signed_event
-+		.get("type")
-+		.expect("event must have a type")
-+		.as_str()
-+		.expect("type must be a string")
-+		!= "m.room.member"
-+	{
-+		return Err!(Request(BadJson(
-+			"Not allowed to send non-membership event to invite endpoint."
-+		)));
-+	}
-+
-+	let content: RoomMemberEventContent = serde_json::from_value(
-+		signed_event
-+			.get("content")
-+			.ok_or_else(|| err!(Request(BadJson("Event missing content property"))))?
-+			.clone()
-+			.into(),
-+	)
-+	.map_err(|e| err!(Request(BadJson(warn!("Event content is empty or invalid: {e}")))))?;
-+
-+	// Ensure this is an invite membership event
-+	if content.membership != MembershipState::Invite {
-+		return Err!(Request(BadJson(
-+			"Not allowed to send a non-invite membership event to invite endpoint."
-+		)));
-+	}
-+
-+	// Ensure the sending user isn't a lying bozo
-+	let sender_server = signed_event
-+		.get("sender")
-+		.try_into()
-+		.map(UserId::server_name)
-+		.map_err(|e| err!(Request(InvalidParam("Invalid sender property: {e}"))))?;
-+	if sender_server != body.origin() {
-+		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("Sender's server does not match the origin server.",)));
-+	}
-+
-+	// Ensure the target user belongs to this server
- 	let recipient_user: OwnedUserId = signed_event
- 		.get("state_key")
- 		.try_into()
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-continuwuity/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-continuwuity/package.nix
index 4654fd566af7..b22e8f393da6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-continuwuity/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-continuwuity/package.nix
@@ -77,22 +77,17 @@ let
 in
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "matrix-continuwuity";
-  version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1";
+  version = "0.5.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitea {
     domain = "forgejo.ellis.link";
     owner = "continuwuation";
     repo = "continuwuity";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-UHlKAYgIkVtZJV+H2Xl7HssV03Q3XNxluMfLRY2e+Do=";
+    hash = "sha256-k+B7OjOoVd/vcy/jKBEXAXOolnWt4RoPhJucMwYxyEk=";
   };
 
-  # https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/commit/b2bead67ac8bc45de9a612578f295e5b7fc6c2b5
-  # https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/commit/7fa4fa98628593c1a963f5aa8dbc3657d604b047
-  # this patch is probably unneeded with the next release
-  patches = [ ./continuwuity-exploit-fix.diff ];
-
-  cargoHash = "sha256-imfpl+72zlqeEREdTGFG3bsMdPTXe/sb1uGvMC6BGT0=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-xqP2wOaGJEcn/ZF8u1Ol6j7zyr/3dLHKU6eYQfIBr7o=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config