diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ea840e..311d899 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from setuptools.command.install import install
 
 # Package version
-VERSION = "0.4.4"
+VERSION = "0.5.0"
 
 class VerifyVersionCommand(install):
     """Custom command to verify that the git tag matches our version"""