diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 93102a88..2a9e0414 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -718,10 +718,6 @@ matrix_mautrix_discord_database_engine: "{{ 'postgres' if devture_postgres_enabl
 matrix_mautrix_discord_database_hostname: "{{ devture_postgres_connection_hostname if devture_postgres_enabled else '' }}"
 matrix_mautrix_discord_database_password: "{{ '%s' | format(matrix_homeserver_generic_secret_key) | password_hash('sha512', 'maudiscord.db', rounds=655555) | to_uuid }}"
 
-# Enabling bridge.restricted_rooms for this bridge does not work well with Conduit, so we disable it by default.
-# This will be fixed in the upcoming `0.5.0` release of conduit.
-matrix_mautrix_discord_bridge_restricted_rooms: "{{ false if matrix_homeserver_implementation == 'conduit' else true }}"
-
 ######################################################################
 #
 # /matrix-bridge-mautrix-discord
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-discord/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-discord/defaults/main.yml
index bb8846f5..a66d5c6a 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-discord/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-discord/defaults/main.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,6 @@ matrix_mautrix_discord_bridge_encryption_allow: false
 matrix_mautrix_discord_bridge_encryption_default: "{{ matrix_mautrix_discord_bridge_encryption_allow }}"
 matrix_mautrix_discord_bridge_encryption_key_sharing_allow: "{{ matrix_mautrix_discord_bridge_encryption_allow }}"
 
-# On conduit this option may prevent you from joining spaces created by the bridge.
-# Setting this to false fixes the issue.
+# On conduit versions before 0.5.0 this option prevented users from joining spaces created by the bridge.
+# Setting this to false fixed the issue.
 matrix_mautrix_discord_bridge_restricted_rooms: true
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml
index 366321b9..bbab5cde 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ matrix_conduit_enabled: true
 
 matrix_conduit_docker_image: "{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image_name_prefix }}matrixconduit/matrix-conduit:{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image_tag }}"
 matrix_conduit_docker_image_name_prefix: "docker.io/"
-matrix_conduit_docker_image_tag: "v0.4.0"
+matrix_conduit_docker_image_tag: "v0.5.0"
 matrix_conduit_docker_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
 
 matrix_conduit_base_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/conduit"