diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9704418..4633ebe 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('filebrowser', 'c', 'cpp',
     # version: 'a.b.0' -> a gets set as major, b as minor, 0 because it's never used
-    version: '0.4.0',
+    version: '0.5.0',
     default_options: ['c_std=c17', 'cpp_std=c++17'],
 )