diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 60a2d3e96c80e344efb192a6536f018f6deef60a..8f0916f768f0487bcf8d33827ce2c8dcecb645c1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.5.0