Transition probabilities have been calculated with the pseudorelativistic Hartree–Fock (HFR) approach in which core-polarization effects have been included for Δn = 0 and Δn = 1 transitions connecting the 5s25p2, 5s25p6p, 5s25p4f and the 5s5p3, 5s25p5d and 5s25p6s configurations of Xe V. The accuracy of the present set of results is partly assessed through comparisons with the few experimental radiative lifetimes available. The reasons for the discrepancies between theory and experiment are outlined.