+## [5.0.0](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/compare/simulator@v4.12.0...simulator@v5.0.0) (2026-11-08)
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+- **simulator:** a configuration file whose `supervisionUrls` uses a scheme the ws client cannot dial now fails validation at startup instead of failing on each connection attempt.
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- **ocpp20:** autonomous clock-aligned MeterValues per AlignedDataCtrlr ([#2096](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2096)) ([834c550](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/834c550e887c7aebe28d93361671b5ece86835a7))
+
+### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+- **charging-station:** throw BaseError on invalid supervision URL and revert state on set failure ([#2136](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2136)) ([cb8a959](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/cb8a959d58b232a14bd0023d83aa5c95a17d28d1))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2097](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2097)) ([37a9f16](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/37a9f166373dccded61c7281a6ebd9dba18db33b))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2099](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2099)) ([3c77f0e](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/3c77f0eb9d53c8b0f9f6e5ed6a5753bdbaee80e1))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2101](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2101)) ([33772c9](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/33772c9ed44e78cc1bb241d7ee6e999557b580b3))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2104](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2104)) ([48957a1](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/48957a16226d7baf6a4269b5622c996c17906b02))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2113](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2113)) ([e9ff526](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/e9ff526ff97b7b3c9ec4f701df9b38948e1374c0))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2114](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2114)) ([95b5394](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/95b5394d3d8437ab7dbebbed131f9c2cc46cf128))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2117](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2117)) ([6304d02](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/6304d0294cdfba0b4ccc04a68861b5596848a981))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2118](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2118)) ([e13b903](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/e13b903b23427290b54e7fa3a0865c0600ad57a4))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2122](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2122)) ([3ae5e0e](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/3ae5e0ed055e72165871db43b7438c184a09d9f2))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2125](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2125)) ([3dd745d](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/3dd745db6fb03c655e59a43c51498d180364f72c))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2126](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2126)) ([1c5a245](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/1c5a2453e85cd2a8432047ea3c942fbbd7c3feeb))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2132](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2132)) ([e970a4a](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/e970a4a64c1da79613362083be3e5dbb26f7e272))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2133](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2133)) ([cedfb45](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/cedfb459e948e1e68f2718f730b2c654e45c2342))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2135](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2135)) ([e5269d7](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/e5269d73a2abc96a132be067c43ba11f75d39dbe))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2137](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2137)) ([1b69bac](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/1b69bacb9adb235d269783665f39c95ac82b408c))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2140](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2140)) ([1968d3a](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/1968d3a19616d99fd52554fda24fd4bea8da644a))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2144](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2144)) ([3c5b406](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/3c5b4065adf6dcc876c1f0c034122c3d71de38f9))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2146](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2146)) ([a67dcb6](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/a67dcb61434b3df36ebef86cf7c47e0cfe522f01))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2147](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2147)) ([5e74c02](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/5e74c02f417d44b354d38b7d26b0eae8ce8d553c))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2150](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2150)) ([43cedc7](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/43cedc70a09f7363cc15729dd1a8cb3de4df4c65))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2151](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2151)) ([6a8ae5e](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/6a8ae5ee54f40cca11b552c532d222e3eb680bf5))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2152](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2152)) ([2a8c70e](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/2a8c70ea95d223a33971ae87573d27114d1c45d4))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2153](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2153)) ([f2d092c](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/f2d092c41df9bba9d0fd540add2a7346846e4273))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2155](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2155)) ([cd330c7](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/cd330c7c8d2c8cd19da50492cc1fb426a9dc31f9))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2166](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2166)) ([d2d6dde](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/d2d6ddeeacd73645b77a854a59bada4c8dd0de6b))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2179](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2179)) ([209e6e8](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/209e6e81e77c0d89d483bbe706d9841fef096499))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2182](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2182)) ([7e8ca42](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/7e8ca4281d5a1af847707e41a2cb637adedc5ac0))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2187](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2187)) ([72940e2](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/72940e2676bf35723e514de7af0212067bad63b2))
+- **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#2190](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2190)) ([667fbcf](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/667fbcf364610858522f36deb2ed04f873c0e9c2))
+- **deps:** update dependency ora to v10 ([#2191](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2191)) ([e9bca75](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/e9bca7506ab17ef4705b8635b3d36a06fcfa1b3a))
+- **deps:** update dependency poolifier to v6 ([#2156](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2156)) ([7ec746b](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/7ec746b7b29a670550b2711e9c01c897a06d3bec))
+- **deps:** update dependency zod to ^4.5.2 ([#2103](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2103)) ([d01cb51](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/d01cb51ec4ba9e82a80d7ec4d90b554d0408fada))
+- **ocpp:** preserve metering owners and replay certainty ([#2119](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2119)) ([5ce0ccb](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/5ce0ccb6f43c7c46ea541df4cf8569746649fe5f))
+- **ocpp:** reject a supervision URL key value the ws client cannot dial in OCPP 1.6 ChangeConfiguration ([#2159](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2159)) ([f8487b2](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/f8487b2d256fa3e476a4544a750b23af0152c03c))
+- **simulator:** accept winston log levels in log.level and map syslog names ([#2189](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2189)) ([e1ce984](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/e1ce98458eeb60935d02a0aeb71e044f991cfccf))
+- **simulator:** encode station identity in WebSocket connection URL ([#2177](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2177)) ([02009d0](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/02009d08eb4be9d1ace5a6b6e16c1f85e1eb6d00))
+- **simulator:** normalize supervision URL at UI dispatch and station config ([#2181](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2181)) ([9ef343e](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/9ef343ead5e239eb84c6ac375cf23c326184ef90))
+- **simulator:** reject a performance storage URI that is not an absolute URL ([#2169](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2169)) ([a8f2f17](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/a8f2f1749ac36aa1421e178274f895746053250c))
+- **simulator:** reject supervision URLs that break once the station identity is appended ([#2168](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2168)) ([635362f](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/635362f66e7a5d56850ed1fb2c9714f04b9c0953))
+- **simulator:** reject supervision URLs whose scheme the ws client cannot dial ([#2160](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2160)) ([4224a93](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/4224a9349e1345f4d4a3348eab064c6970db96e4))
+- **simulator:** validate template supervision URLs with the shared endpoint policy ([#2185](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2185)) ([3636554](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/36365546c6a49c6d3f4184cc0f5af8eba97a46f0))
+- **ui-server:** validate UI request payloads against a canonical schema ([#2129](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2129)) ([44c81e8](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/44c81e8a5873a8676fc8dc5893cc2ebeb3076534))
+- validate protocol inputs after dependency refresh ([#2128](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2128)) ([47e9f8f](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/47e9f8f695b8a258c552b9ee1d306fbb80995780))
+
+### ✨ Polish
+
+- adopt canonical helpers over reimplementations ([#2120](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2120)) ([bbe3e3b](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/bbe3e3b6581b1e44eadaec06230687233c37c5b2))
+- **charging-station:** config assets single source of truth ([#2157](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues/2157)) ([26dfa87](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/commit/26dfa87ec2ad901249b88b90923e19f7797fac61))
+