diff --git a/5.0-rc/Dockerfile b/5.0-rc/Dockerfile
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+#
+# NOTE: THIS DOCKERFILE IS GENERATED VIA "apply-templates.sh"
+#
+# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT DIRECTLY.
+#
+
+FROM ubuntu:focal
+
+# add our user and group first to make sure their IDs get assigned consistently, regardless of whatever dependencies get added
+RUN set -eux; \
+	groupadd --gid 999 --system mongodb; \
+	useradd --uid 999 --system --gid mongodb --home-dir /data/db mongodb; \
+	mkdir -p /data/db /data/configdb; \
+	chown -R mongodb:mongodb /data/db /data/configdb
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+	apt-get update; \
+	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+		ca-certificates \
+		jq \
+		numactl \
+		procps \
+	; \
+	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# grab gosu for easy step-down from root (https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases)
+ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
+# grab "js-yaml" for parsing mongod's YAML config files (https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases)
+ENV JSYAML_VERSION 3.13.1
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+	\
+	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
+	apt-get update; \
+	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+		gnupg \
+		wget \
+	; \
+	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+	\
+# download/install gosu
+	dpkgArch="$(dpkg --print-architecture | awk -F- '{ print $NF }')"; \
+	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/$GOSU_VERSION/gosu-$dpkgArch"; \
+	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/$GOSU_VERSION/gosu-$dpkgArch.asc"; \
+	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
+	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
+	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
+	gpgconf --kill all; \
+	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
+	\
+# download/install js-yaml
+	mkdir -p /opt/js-yaml/; \
+	wget -O /opt/js-yaml/js-yaml.js "https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/raw/${JSYAML_VERSION}/dist/js-yaml.js"; \
+	wget -O /opt/js-yaml/package.json "https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/raw/${JSYAML_VERSION}/package.json"; \
+	ln -s /opt/js-yaml/js-yaml.js /js-yaml.js; \
+# TODO some sort of download verification here
+	\
+# download/install MongoDB PGP keys
+	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
+	wget -O KEYS 'https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-dev.asc' 'https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-5.0.asc'; \
+	gpg --batch --import KEYS; \
+	mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings; \
+	gpg --batch --export --armor '28DE23AF08040FB24C33F36381B0EBBBADCEA95C' 'F5679A222C647C87527C2F8CB00A0BD1E2C63C11' > /etc/apt/keyrings/mongodb.asc; \
+	gpgconf --kill all; \
+	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" KEYS; \
+	\
+	apt-mark auto '.*' > /dev/null; \
+	apt-mark manual $savedAptMark > /dev/null; \
+	apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false; \
+	\
+# smoke test
+	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
+	gosu --version; \
+	gosu nobody true
+
+RUN mkdir /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
+
+# Allow build-time overrides (eg. to build image with MongoDB Enterprise version)
+# Options for MONGO_PACKAGE: mongodb-org OR mongodb-enterprise
+# Options for MONGO_REPO: repo.mongodb.org OR repo.mongodb.com
+# Example: docker build --build-arg MONGO_PACKAGE=mongodb-enterprise --build-arg MONGO_REPO=repo.mongodb.com .
+ARG MONGO_PACKAGE=mongodb-org
+ARG MONGO_REPO=repo.mongodb.org
+ENV MONGO_PACKAGE=${MONGO_PACKAGE} MONGO_REPO=${MONGO_REPO}
+
+ENV MONGO_MAJOR testing
+RUN echo "deb [ signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mongodb.asc ] http://$MONGO_REPO/apt/ubuntu focal/${MONGO_PACKAGE%-unstable}/$MONGO_MAJOR multiverse" | tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/${MONGO_PACKAGE%-unstable}.list"
+# add GA repo for mongodb-mongosh and mongodb-database-tools
+RUN echo "deb [ signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mongodb.asc ] http://$MONGO_REPO/apt/ubuntu focal/${MONGO_PACKAGE%-unstable}/5.0 multiverse" | tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-5.0.list"
+
+# https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/5.0/
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 5.0.26~rc0
+# 03/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/0b4f1ea980b5380a66425a90b414106a191365f4
+
+RUN set -x \
+# installing "mongodb-enterprise" pulls in "tzdata" which prompts for input
+	&& export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+	&& apt-get update \
+	&& apt-get install -y \
+		${MONGO_PACKAGE}=$MONGO_VERSION \
+		${MONGO_PACKAGE}-server=$MONGO_VERSION \
+		${MONGO_PACKAGE}-shell=$MONGO_VERSION \
+		${MONGO_PACKAGE}-mongos=$MONGO_VERSION \
+		${MONGO_PACKAGE}-tools=$MONGO_VERSION \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/mongodb \
+	&& mv /etc/mongod.conf /etc/mongod.conf.orig
+
+VOLUME /data/db /data/configdb
+
+# ensure that if running as custom user that "mongosh" has a valid "HOME"
+# https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/524
+ENV HOME /data/db
+
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
+ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+
+EXPOSE 27017
+CMD ["mongod"]
diff --git a/5.0-rc/docker-entrypoint.sh b/5.0-rc/docker-entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+if [ "${1:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
+	set -- mongod "$@"
+fi
+
+originalArgOne="$1"
+
+# allow the container to be started with `--user`
+# all mongo* commands should be dropped to the correct user
+if [[ "$originalArgOne" == mongo* ]] && [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
+	if [ "$originalArgOne" = 'mongod' ]; then
+		find /data/configdb /data/db \! -user mongodb -exec chown mongodb '{}' +
+	fi
+
+	# make sure we can write to stdout and stderr as "mongodb"
+	# (for our "initdb" code later; see "--logpath" below)
+	chown --dereference mongodb "/proc/$$/fd/1" "/proc/$$/fd/2" || :
+	# ignore errors thanks to https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/149
+
+	exec gosu mongodb "$BASH_SOURCE" "$@"
+fi
+
+dpkgArch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
+case "$dpkgArch" in
+	amd64) # https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/485#issuecomment-891991814
+		if ! grep -qE '^flags.* avx( .*|$)' /proc/cpuinfo; then
+			{
+				echo
+				echo 'WARNING: MongoDB 5.0+ requires a CPU with AVX support, and your current system does not appear to have that!'
+				echo '  see https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-54407'
+				echo '  see also https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mongodb-5-0-cpu-intel-g4650-compatibility/116610/2'
+				echo '  see also https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/485#issuecomment-891991814'
+				echo
+			} >&2
+		fi
+		;;
+
+	arm64) # https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/485#issuecomment-970864306
+		# https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/arm/armv8#ARMv8_Extensions_and_Processor_Features
+		# http://javathunderx.blogspot.com/2018/11/cheat-sheet-for-cpuinfo-features-on.html
+		if ! grep -qE '^Features.* (fphp|dcpop|sha3|sm3|sm4|asimddp|sha512|sve)( .*|$)' /proc/cpuinfo; then
+			{
+				echo
+				echo 'WARNING: MongoDB requires ARMv8.2-A or higher, and your current system does not appear to implement any of the common features for that!'
+				echo '  applies to all versions ≥5.0, any of 4.4 ≥4.4.19'
+				echo '  see https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-71772'
+				echo '  see https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-55178'
+				echo '  see also https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/arm/armv8#ARMv8_Extensions_and_Processor_Features'
+				echo '  see also https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/485#issuecomment-970864306'
+				echo
+			} >&2
+		fi
+		;;
+esac
+
+# you should use numactl to start your mongod instances, including the config servers, mongos instances, and any clients.
+# https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/production-notes/#configuring-numa-on-linux
+if [[ "$originalArgOne" == mongo* ]]; then
+	numa='numactl --interleave=all'
+	if $numa true &> /dev/null; then
+		set -- $numa "$@"
+	fi
+fi
+
+# usage: file_env VAR [DEFAULT]
+#    ie: file_env 'XYZ_DB_PASSWORD' 'example'
+# (will allow for "$XYZ_DB_PASSWORD_FILE" to fill in the value of
+#  "$XYZ_DB_PASSWORD" from a file, especially for Docker's secrets feature)
+file_env() {
+	local var="$1"
+	local fileVar="${var}_FILE"
+	local def="${2:-}"
+	if [ "${!var:-}" ] && [ "${!fileVar:-}" ]; then
+		echo >&2 "error: both $var and $fileVar are set (but are exclusive)"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	local val="$def"
+	if [ "${!var:-}" ]; then
+		val="${!var}"
+	elif [ "${!fileVar:-}" ]; then
+		val="$(< "${!fileVar}")"
+	fi
+	export "$var"="$val"
+	unset "$fileVar"
+}
+
+# see https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/147 (mongod is picky about duplicated arguments)
+_mongod_hack_have_arg() {
+	local checkArg="$1"; shift
+	local arg
+	for arg; do
+		case "$arg" in
+			"$checkArg"|"$checkArg"=*)
+				return 0
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+# _mongod_hack_get_arg_val '--some-arg' "$@"
+_mongod_hack_get_arg_val() {
+	local checkArg="$1"; shift
+	while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+		local arg="$1"; shift
+		case "$arg" in
+			"$checkArg")
+				echo "$1"
+				return 0
+				;;
+			"$checkArg"=*)
+				echo "${arg#$checkArg=}"
+				return 0
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+declare -a mongodHackedArgs
+# _mongod_hack_ensure_arg '--some-arg' "$@"
+# set -- "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+_mongod_hack_ensure_arg() {
+	local ensureArg="$1"; shift
+	mongodHackedArgs=( "$@" )
+	if ! _mongod_hack_have_arg "$ensureArg" "$@"; then
+		mongodHackedArgs+=( "$ensureArg" )
+	fi
+}
+# _mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg '--some-unwanted-arg' "$@"
+# set -- "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+_mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg() {
+	local ensureNoArg="$1"; shift
+	mongodHackedArgs=()
+	while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+		local arg="$1"; shift
+		if [ "$arg" = "$ensureNoArg" ]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+		mongodHackedArgs+=( "$arg" )
+	done
+}
+# _mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg '--some-unwanted-arg' "$@"
+# set -- "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+_mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg_val() {
+	local ensureNoArg="$1"; shift
+	mongodHackedArgs=()
+	while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+		local arg="$1"; shift
+		case "$arg" in
+			"$ensureNoArg")
+				shift # also skip the value
+				continue
+				;;
+			"$ensureNoArg"=*)
+				# value is already included
+				continue
+				;;
+		esac
+		mongodHackedArgs+=( "$arg" )
+	done
+}
+# _mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val '--some-arg' 'some-val' "$@"
+# set -- "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val() {
+	local ensureArg="$1"; shift
+	local ensureVal="$1"; shift
+	_mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg_val "$ensureArg" "$@"
+	mongodHackedArgs+=( "$ensureArg" "$ensureVal" )
+}
+
+# _js_escape 'some "string" value'
+_js_escape() {
+	jq --null-input --arg 'str' "$1" '$str'
+}
+
+: "${TMPDIR:=/tmp}"
+jsonConfigFile="$TMPDIR/docker-entrypoint-config.json"
+tempConfigFile="$TMPDIR/docker-entrypoint-temp-config.json"
+_parse_config() {
+	if [ -s "$tempConfigFile" ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	local configPath
+	if configPath="$(_mongod_hack_get_arg_val --config "$@")" && [ -s "$configPath" ]; then
+		# if --config is specified, parse it into a JSON file so we can remove a few problematic keys (especially SSL-related keys)
+		# see https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/configuration-options/
+		if grep -vEm1 '^[[:space:]]*(#|$)' "$configPath" | grep -qE '^[[:space:]]*[^=:]+[[:space:]]*='; then
+			# if the first non-comment/non-blank line of the config file looks like "foo = ...", this is probably the 2.4 and older "ini-style config format"
+			# mongod tries to parse config as yaml and then falls back to ini-style parsing
+			# https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/blob/r6.0.3/src/mongo/util/options_parser/options_parser.cpp#L1883-L1894
+			echo >&2
+			echo >&2 "WARNING: it appears that '$configPath' is in the older INI-style format (replaced by YAML in MongoDB 2.6)"
+			echo >&2 '  This script does not parse the older INI-style format, and thus will ignore it.'
+			echo >&2
+			return 1
+		fi
+		if [ "$mongoShell" = 'mongo' ]; then
+			"$mongoShell" --norc --nodb --quiet --eval "load('/js-yaml.js'); printjson(jsyaml.load(cat($(_js_escape "$configPath"))))" > "$jsonConfigFile"
+		else
+			# https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/method/js-native/#std-label-native-in-mongosh
+			"$mongoShell" --norc --nodb --quiet --eval "load('/js-yaml.js'); JSON.stringify(jsyaml.load(fs.readFileSync($(_js_escape "$configPath"), 'utf8')))" > "$jsonConfigFile"
+		fi
+		if [ "$(head -c1 "$jsonConfigFile")" != '{' ] || [ "$(tail -c2 "$jsonConfigFile")" != '}' ]; then
+			# if the file doesn't start with "{" and end with "}", it's *probably* an error ("uncaught exception: YAMLException: foo" for example), so we should print it out
+			echo >&2 'error: unexpected "js-yaml.js" output while parsing config:'
+			cat >&2 "$jsonConfigFile"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		jq 'del(.systemLog, .processManagement, .net, .security, .replication)' "$jsonConfigFile" > "$tempConfigFile"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	return 1
+}
+dbPath=
+_dbPath() {
+	if [ -n "$dbPath" ]; then
+		echo "$dbPath"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	if ! dbPath="$(_mongod_hack_get_arg_val --dbpath "$@")"; then
+		if _parse_config "$@"; then
+			dbPath="$(jq -r '.storage.dbPath // empty' "$jsonConfigFile")"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "$dbPath" ]; then
+		if _mongod_hack_have_arg --configsvr "$@" || {
+			_parse_config "$@" \
+			&& clusterRole="$(jq -r '.sharding.clusterRole // empty' "$jsonConfigFile")" \
+			&& [ "$clusterRole" = 'configsvr' ]
+		}; then
+			# if running as config server, then the default dbpath is /data/configdb
+			# https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/program/mongod/#cmdoption-mongod-configsvr
+			dbPath=/data/configdb
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	: "${dbPath:=/data/db}"
+
+	echo "$dbPath"
+}
+
+if [ "$originalArgOne" = 'mongod' ]; then
+	file_env 'MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME'
+	file_env 'MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD'
+
+	mongoShell='mongo'
+	if ! command -v "$mongoShell" > /dev/null; then
+		mongoShell='mongosh'
+	fi
+
+	# pre-check a few factors to see if it's even worth bothering with initdb
+	shouldPerformInitdb=
+	if [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME" ] && [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]; then
+		# if we have a username/password, let's set "--auth"
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_arg '--auth' "$@"
+		set -- "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		shouldPerformInitdb='true'
+	elif [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME" ] || [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]; then
+		cat >&2 <<-'EOF'
+
+			error: missing 'MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME' or 'MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD'
+			       both must be specified for a user to be created
+
+		EOF
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "$shouldPerformInitdb" ]; then
+		# if we've got any /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/* files to parse later, we should initdb
+		for f in /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/*; do
+			case "$f" in
+				*.sh|*.js) # this should match the set of files we check for below
+					shouldPerformInitdb="$f"
+					break
+					;;
+			esac
+		done
+	fi
+
+	# check for a few known paths (to determine whether we've already initialized and should thus skip our initdb scripts)
+	if [ -n "$shouldPerformInitdb" ]; then
+		dbPath="$(_dbPath "$@")"
+		for path in \
+			"$dbPath/WiredTiger" \
+			"$dbPath/journal" \
+			"$dbPath/local.0" \
+			"$dbPath/storage.bson" \
+		; do
+			if [ -e "$path" ]; then
+				shouldPerformInitdb=
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+
+	if [ -n "$shouldPerformInitdb" ]; then
+		mongodHackedArgs=( "$@" )
+		if _parse_config "$@"; then
+			_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val --config "$tempConfigFile" "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		fi
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val --bind_ip 127.0.0.1 "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val --port 27017 "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg --bind_ip_all "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+
+		# remove "--auth" and "--replSet" for our initial startup (see https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/enable-authentication/#start-mongodb-without-access-control)
+		# https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/211
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg --auth "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		# "keyFile implies security.authorization"
+		# https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/configuration-options/#mongodb-setting-security.keyFile
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg_val --keyFile "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		if [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME" ] && [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]; then
+			_mongod_hack_ensure_no_arg_val --replSet "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		fi
+
+		# "BadValue: need sslPEMKeyFile when SSL is enabled" vs "BadValue: need to enable SSL via the sslMode flag when using SSL configuration parameters"
+		tlsMode='disabled'
+		if _mongod_hack_have_arg '--tlsCertificateKeyFile' "$@"; then
+			tlsMode='allowTLS'
+		fi
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val --tlsMode "$tlsMode" "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+
+		if stat "/proc/$$/fd/1" > /dev/null && [ -w "/proc/$$/fd/1" ]; then
+			# https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/blob/38c0eb538d0fd390c6cb9ce9ae9894153f6e8ef5/src/mongo/db/initialize_server_global_state.cpp#L237-L251
+			# https://github.com/docker-library/mongo/issues/164#issuecomment-293965668
+			_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val --logpath "/proc/$$/fd/1" "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		else
+			initdbLogPath="$(_dbPath "$@")/docker-initdb.log"
+			echo >&2 "warning: initdb logs cannot write to '/proc/$$/fd/1', so they are in '$initdbLogPath' instead"
+			_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val --logpath "$initdbLogPath" "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+		fi
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_arg --logappend "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+
+		pidfile="$TMPDIR/docker-entrypoint-temp-mongod.pid"
+		rm -f "$pidfile"
+		_mongod_hack_ensure_arg_val --pidfilepath "$pidfile" "${mongodHackedArgs[@]}"
+
+		"${mongodHackedArgs[@]}" --fork
+
+		mongo=( "$mongoShell" --host 127.0.0.1 --port 27017 --quiet )
+
+		# check to see that our "mongod" actually did start up (catches "--help", "--version", slow prealloc, etc)
+		# https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-16292
+		tries=30
+		while true; do
+			if ! { [ -s "$pidfile" ] && ps "$(< "$pidfile")" &> /dev/null; }; then
+				# bail ASAP if "mongod" isn't even running
+				echo >&2
+				echo >&2 "error: $originalArgOne does not appear to have stayed running -- perhaps it had an error?"
+				echo >&2
+				exit 1
+			fi
+			if "${mongo[@]}" 'admin' --eval 'quit(0)' &> /dev/null; then
+				# success!
+				break
+			fi
+			(( tries-- ))
+			if [ "$tries" -le 0 ]; then
+				echo >&2
+				echo >&2 "error: $originalArgOne does not appear to have accepted connections quickly enough -- perhaps it had an error?"
+				echo >&2
+				exit 1
+			fi
+			sleep 1
+		done
+
+		if [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME" ] && [ "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]; then
+			rootAuthDatabase='admin'
+
+			"${mongo[@]}" "$rootAuthDatabase" <<-EOJS
+				db.createUser({
+					user: $(_js_escape "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME"),
+					pwd: $(_js_escape "$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD"),
+					roles: [ { role: 'root', db: $(_js_escape "$rootAuthDatabase") } ]
+				})
+			EOJS
+		fi
+
+		export MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE="${MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE:-test}"
+
+		echo
+		for f in /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/*; do
+			case "$f" in
+				*.sh) echo "$0: running $f"; . "$f" ;;
+				*.js) echo "$0: running $f"; "${mongo[@]}" "$MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE" "$f"; echo ;;
+				*)    echo "$0: ignoring $f" ;;
+			esac
+			echo
+		done
+
+		"${mongodHackedArgs[@]}" --shutdown
+		rm -f "$pidfile"
+
+		echo
+		echo 'MongoDB init process complete; ready for start up.'
+		echo
+	fi
+
+	# MongoDB defaults to localhost-only binding
+	haveBindIp=
+	if _mongod_hack_have_arg --bind_ip "$@" || _mongod_hack_have_arg --bind_ip_all "$@"; then
+		haveBindIp=1
+	elif _parse_config "$@" && jq --exit-status '.net.bindIp // .net.bindIpAll' "$jsonConfigFile" > /dev/null; then
+		haveBindIp=1
+	fi
+	if [ -z "$haveBindIp" ]; then
+		# so if no "--bind_ip" is specified, let's add "--bind_ip_all"
+		set -- "$@" --bind_ip_all
+	fi
+
+	unset "${!MONGO_INITDB_@}"
+fi
+
+rm -f "$jsonConfigFile" "$tempConfigFile"
+
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/5.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-1809/Dockerfile b/5.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-1809/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e692e5b37e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-1809/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+# NOTE: THIS DOCKERFILE IS GENERATED VIA "apply-templates.sh"
+#
+# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT DIRECTLY.
+#
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:1809
+
+SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
+
+# PATH isn't actually set in the Docker image, so we have to set it from within the container
+USER ContainerAdministrator
+RUN setx /m PATH "C:\mongodb\bin;%PATH%"
+USER ContainerUser
+# doing this first to share cache across versions more aggressively
+
+COPY --from=mongo:5.0.26-rc0-windowsservercore-1809 \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\msvcp140.dll \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\vcruntime140.dll \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\vcruntime140_1.dll \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\
+
+# https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/5.0/
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 5.0.26-rc0
+# 03/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/0b4f1ea980b5380a66425a90b414106a191365f4
+
+COPY --from=mongo:5.0.26-rc0-windowsservercore-1809 C:\\mongodb C:\\mongodb
+RUN mongo --version && mongod --version
+
+VOLUME C:\\data\\db C:\\data\\configdb
+
+EXPOSE 27017
+CMD ["mongod", "--bind_ip_all"]
diff --git a/5.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-ltsc2022/Dockerfile b/5.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..582c6efb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+# NOTE: THIS DOCKERFILE IS GENERATED VIA "apply-templates.sh"
+#
+# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT DIRECTLY.
+#
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022
+
+SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
+
+# PATH isn't actually set in the Docker image, so we have to set it from within the container
+USER ContainerAdministrator
+RUN setx /m PATH "C:\mongodb\bin;%PATH%"
+USER ContainerUser
+# doing this first to share cache across versions more aggressively
+
+COPY --from=mongo:5.0.26-rc0-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\msvcp140.dll \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\vcruntime140.dll \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\vcruntime140_1.dll \
+	C:\\Windows\\System32\\
+
+# https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/5.0/
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 5.0.26-rc0
+# 03/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/0b4f1ea980b5380a66425a90b414106a191365f4
+
+COPY --from=mongo:5.0.26-rc0-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 C:\\mongodb C:\\mongodb
+RUN mongo --version && mongod --version
+
+VOLUME C:\\data\\db C:\\data\\configdb
+
+EXPOSE 27017
+CMD ["mongod", "--bind_ip_all"]
diff --git a/5.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-1809/Dockerfile b/5.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-1809/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51c601eb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-1809/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#
+# NOTE: THIS DOCKERFILE IS GENERATED VIA "apply-templates.sh"
+#
+# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT DIRECTLY.
+#
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:1809
+
+SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
+
+# https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/5.0/
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 5.0.26-rc0
+# 03/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/0b4f1ea980b5380a66425a90b414106a191365f4
+
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-5.0.26-rc0-signed.msi
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256=f7e1cf5ac52a6b7292007d1e1ea684627b3d2191dc1a39ddb2226409662c44d8
+
+RUN Write-Host ('Downloading {0} ...' -f $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL); \
+	[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; \
+	(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL, 'mongo.msi'); \
+	\
+	if ($env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256) { \
+		Write-Host ('Verifying sha256 ({0}) ...' -f $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256); \
+		if ((Get-FileHash mongo.msi -Algorithm sha256).Hash -ne $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256) { \
+			Write-Host 'FAILED!'; \
+			exit 1; \
+		}; \
+	}; \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Installing ...'; \
+# https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/#install-mongodb-community-edition
+	Start-Process msiexec -Wait \
+		-ArgumentList @( \
+			'/i', \
+			'mongo.msi', \
+			'/quiet', \
+			'/qn', \
+			'/l*v', 'install.log', \
+# https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows-unattended/#run-the-windows-installer-from-the-windows-command-interpreter
+			'INSTALLLOCATION=C:\mongodb', \
+			'ADDLOCAL=Client,MiscellaneousTools,Router,ServerNoService' \
+		); \
+	if (-Not (Test-Path C:\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe -PathType Leaf)) { \
+		Write-Host 'Installer failed!'; \
+		Get-Content install.log; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	Remove-Item install.log; \
+	\
+	$env:PATH = 'C:\mongodb\bin;' + $env:PATH; \
+	[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', $env:PATH, [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Verifying install ...'; \
+	Write-Host '  mongo --version'; mongo --version; \
+	Write-Host '  mongod --version'; mongod --version; \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Removing ...'; \
+	Remove-Item C:\windows\installer\*.msi -Force; \
+	Remove-Item mongo.msi -Force; \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Complete.';
+
+# TODO docker-entrypoint.ps1 ? (for "docker run <image> --flag --flag --flag")
+
+VOLUME C:\\data\\db C:\\data\\configdb
+
+EXPOSE 27017
+CMD ["mongod", "--bind_ip_all"]
diff --git a/5.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-ltsc2022/Dockerfile b/5.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b480ced783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#
+# NOTE: THIS DOCKERFILE IS GENERATED VIA "apply-templates.sh"
+#
+# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT DIRECTLY.
+#
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022
+
+SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
+
+# https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/5.0/
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 5.0.26-rc0
+# 03/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/0b4f1ea980b5380a66425a90b414106a191365f4
+
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-5.0.26-rc0-signed.msi
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256=f7e1cf5ac52a6b7292007d1e1ea684627b3d2191dc1a39ddb2226409662c44d8
+
+RUN Write-Host ('Downloading {0} ...' -f $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL); \
+	[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; \
+	(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL, 'mongo.msi'); \
+	\
+	if ($env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256) { \
+		Write-Host ('Verifying sha256 ({0}) ...' -f $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256); \
+		if ((Get-FileHash mongo.msi -Algorithm sha256).Hash -ne $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256) { \
+			Write-Host 'FAILED!'; \
+			exit 1; \
+		}; \
+	}; \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Installing ...'; \
+# https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/#install-mongodb-community-edition
+	Start-Process msiexec -Wait \
+		-ArgumentList @( \
+			'/i', \
+			'mongo.msi', \
+			'/quiet', \
+			'/qn', \
+			'/l*v', 'install.log', \
+# https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows-unattended/#run-the-windows-installer-from-the-windows-command-interpreter
+			'INSTALLLOCATION=C:\mongodb', \
+			'ADDLOCAL=Client,MiscellaneousTools,Router,ServerNoService' \
+		); \
+	if (-Not (Test-Path C:\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe -PathType Leaf)) { \
+		Write-Host 'Installer failed!'; \
+		Get-Content install.log; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	Remove-Item install.log; \
+	\
+	$env:PATH = 'C:\mongodb\bin;' + $env:PATH; \
+	[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', $env:PATH, [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Verifying install ...'; \
+	Write-Host '  mongo --version'; mongo --version; \
+	Write-Host '  mongod --version'; mongod --version; \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Removing ...'; \
+	Remove-Item C:\windows\installer\*.msi -Force; \
+	Remove-Item mongo.msi -Force; \
+	\
+	Write-Host 'Complete.';
+
+# TODO docker-entrypoint.ps1 ? (for "docker run <image> --flag --flag --flag")
+
+VOLUME C:\\data\\db C:\\data\\configdb
+
+EXPOSE 27017
+CMD ["mongod", "--bind_ip_all"]
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 28507afd80..79a0b1bf46 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -111,7 +111,71 @@
     },
     "version": "5.0.25"
   },
-  "5.0-rc": null,
+  "5.0-rc": {
+    "changes": "https://jira.mongodb.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SERVER%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%20%225.0.26%22%20ORDER%20BY%20status%20DESC%2C%20priority%20DESC",
+    "date": "03/12/2024",
+    "githash": "0b4f1ea980b5380a66425a90b414106a191365f4",
+    "linux": "ubuntu2004",
+    "notes": "https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/5.0/",
+    "pgp": [
+      {
+        "fingerprints": [
+          "28DE23AF08040FB24C33F36381B0EBBBADCEA95C"
+        ],
+        "url": "https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-dev.asc"
+      },
+      {
+        "fingerprints": [
+          "F5679A222C647C87527C2F8CB00A0BD1E2C63C11"
+        ],
+        "url": "https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-5.0.asc"
+      }
+    ],
+    "targets": {
+      "debian10": {
+        "arches": [
+          "amd64"
+        ],
+        "image": "debian:buster-slim",
+        "suite": "buster"
+      },
+      "debian11": {
+        "arches": [
+          "amd64"
+        ],
+        "image": "debian:bullseye-slim",
+        "suite": "bullseye"
+      },
+      "ubuntu2004": {
+        "arches": [
+          "amd64",
+          "arm64v8"
+        ],
+        "image": "ubuntu:focal",
+        "suite": "focal"
+      },
+      "windows": {
+        "arches": [
+          "amd64"
+        ],
+        "features": [
+          "Client",
+          "MiscellaneousTools",
+          "Router",
+          "ServerNoService"
+        ],
+        "msi": "https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-5.0.26-rc0-signed.msi",
+        "sha256": "f7e1cf5ac52a6b7292007d1e1ea684627b3d2191dc1a39ddb2226409662c44d8",
+        "variants": [
+          "windowsservercore-ltsc2022",
+          "windowsservercore-1809",
+          "nanoserver-ltsc2022",
+          "nanoserver-1809"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "version": "5.0.26-rc0"
+  },
   "6.0": {
     "changes": "https://jira.mongodb.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SERVER%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%20%226.0.14%22%20ORDER%20BY%20status%20DESC%2C%20priority%20DESC",
     "date": "02/20/2024",