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Pb(Zr1−xTix)O3 (PZT) ceramics are the most widely used piezoelectric ceramics due to their excellent performance. It has been reported that the direct current poling (DCP) apply on alternating current poling (ACP) relaxor‐PbTiO3 ferroelectric crystals can further improve the piezoelectric properties. Herein, we report the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of soft‐PZT5 ceramics under DCP, ACP, and ACP + DCP methods. The piezoelectric coefficient d33 of the soft‐PZT5 ceramics was 560 pC/N using ACP+DCP at room temperature (RT), which is 4% higher than the ACP‐treated sample (540 pC/N) and 24% higher than the DCP‐treated sample (450 pC/N). The ideal poling temperatures of DCP and ACP were found to be 120°C and 60°C, showing optimal d33 values of 540 pC/N and 565 pC/N, respectively. The ACP and ACP+DCP samples show the same aging trend. After 30 days of aging, the d33 values of the DCP, ACP, and ACP+DCP soft‐PZT5 ceramics were 415 pC/N, 500 pC/N, and 510 pC/N, respectively, showing decreases of 12%, 8%, and 9%, respectively. This work indicates that the ACP+DCP method is an effective method to improve the piezoelectric properties of soft‐PZT5 ceramics.