diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e340e3..51aa500 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 + `sqlalchemy`: add `unbound_fk()`, `bound_fk()`
 + Add `sqlalchemy_async` module with `SQLAlchemy()` async database binding. 
     * Supports being used as an async context manager
+    * Automatically handles commit and rollback
++ `sqlalchemy_async` also offers `async_query()`
++ Changed `sqlalchemy.parent_children()` to use `lazy='selectin'` by default
 + Add `timed_cache()`, `TimedDict()`, `none_pass()`, `twocolon_list()`, `quote_css_string()`, `must_be()`
 + Add module `calendar` with `want_*` date type conversion utilities and `age_and_days()`
 + Move obsolete stuff to `obsolete` package (includes configparse 0.3 as of now)
diff --git a/src/suou/redact.py b/src/suou/redact.py
index e8ee104..cef86e7 100644
--- a/src/suou/redact.py
+++ b/src/suou/redact.py
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 """
 "Security through obscurity" helpers for less sensitive logging
+
+NEW 0.5.0
+
+---
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Sakuragasaki46.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+See LICENSE for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+This software is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 """
 
 import re
diff --git a/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py b/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py
index b361046..575f239 100644
--- a/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py
+++ b/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """
-Helpers for asynchronous user of SQLAlchemy
+Helpers for asynchronous use of SQLAlchemy.
+
+NEW 0.5.0
 
 ---
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
+from functools import wraps
 
 
 from sqlalchemy import Engine, Select, func, select
@@ -150,4 +153,23 @@ class AsyncSelectPagination(Pagination):
         for i in self.items:
             yield i
 
-__all__ = ('SQLAlchemy', )
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+
+def async_query(db: SQLAlchemy, multi: False):
+    """
+    Wraps a query returning function into an executor coroutine.
+
+    The query function remains available as the .q or .query attribute.
+    """
+    def decorator(func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        async def executor(*args, **kwargs):
+            async with db as session:
+                result = await session.execute(func(*args, **kwargs))
+                return result.scalars() if multi else result.scalar()
+        executor.query = executor.q = func
+        return executor
+    return decorator
+        
+
+# Optional dependency: do not import into __init__.py
+__all__ = ('SQLAlchemy', 'async_query')
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