diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 0db06381..cb2a304f 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject binaryage/chromex "0.4.3-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject binaryage/chromex "0.5.0"
   :description "A ClojureScript wrapper for writing Chrome Extensions and Apps."
   :url "https://github.com/binaryage/chromex"
   :license {:name         "MIT License"
diff --git a/src/lib/chromex/version.clj b/src/lib/chromex/version.clj
index ddb26355..2d9d2fb4 100644
--- a/src/lib/chromex/version.clj
+++ b/src/lib/chromex/version.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (ns chromex.version)
 
-(def current-version "0.4.3-SNAPSHOT")                                                                                        ; this should match our project.clj
+(def current-version "0.5.0")                                                                                        ; this should match our project.clj
 
 (defmacro get-current-version []
   current-version)