diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1d0ba9e..8f0916f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.0
+0.5.0
diff --git a/meta/meta.go b/meta/meta.go
index d5d4cfd..0dd9016 100644
--- a/meta/meta.go
+++ b/meta/meta.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var VERSION string
 
 // Release holds the current release number, should match the value
 // in $GOPATH/src/github.com/kashav/fsql/VERSION.
-const Release = "0.4.0"
+const Release = "0.5.0"
 
 // Meta returns the version/commit string.
 func Meta() string {