diff --git a/lib/riiif/version.rb b/lib/riiif/version.rb
index af2102a..a8b3563 100644
--- a/lib/riiif/version.rb
+++ b/lib/riiif/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Riiif
-  VERSION = '1.4.4'.freeze
+  VERSION = '1.5.0'.freeze
 end