diff --git a/lib/mutant/version.rb b/lib/mutant/version.rb
index c0376020..4641a16b 100644
--- a/lib/mutant/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mutant/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 module Mutant
   # The current mutant version
-  VERSION = '0.4.0'.freeze
+  VERSION = '0.5.0'.freeze
 end # Mutant