diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index deedd75..3160347 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 master
 ======
 
+0.5.0
+=====
+
 Breaking Changes
 ----------------
 
diff --git a/lib/json_matchers/version.rb b/lib/json_matchers/version.rb
index 3811ab3..960e2e1 100644
--- a/lib/json_matchers/version.rb
+++ b/lib/json_matchers/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module JsonMatchers
-  VERSION = "0.4.0"
+  VERSION = "0.5.0"
 end