diff --git a/src/dcd_version.d b/src/dcd_version.d
index e1a4797..0fa9e25 100644
--- a/src/dcd_version.d
+++ b/src/dcd_version.d
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module dcd_version;
 /**
  * Human-readable version number
  */
-enum DCD_VERSION = "v0.4.1-dev";
+enum DCD_VERSION = "v0.5.0-alpha";
 
 version (Windows) {}
 else