diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0d3cc9ba..2765345d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.0.rc4
+2.0.0.rc5
diff --git a/lib/sinatra/version.rb b/lib/sinatra/version.rb
index a891fcf7..17b762c8 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Sinatra
-  VERSION = '2.0.0.rc4'
+  VERSION = '2.0.0.rc5'
 end
diff --git a/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/version.rb b/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/version.rb
index 360a8885..ca347f33 100644
--- a/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/version.rb
+++ b/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Rack
   module Protection
-    VERSION = '2.0.0.rc4'
+    VERSION = '2.0.0.rc5'
   end
 end
diff --git a/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/contrib/version.rb b/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/contrib/version.rb
index 42eaedc7..bef61005 100644
--- a/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/contrib/version.rb
+++ b/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/contrib/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Sinatra
   module Contrib
-    VERSION = '2.0.0.rc4'
+    VERSION = '2.0.0.rc5'
   end
 end