diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e5be6b..2200cfe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def read(fname):
     packages=['', 'omero.plugins'],
     package_dir={"": "src"},
     name="omero-cli-transfer",
-    version=os.environ.get('VERSION', '0.0.0'),
+    version=os.environ.get('VERSION', '0.5.0'),
     maintainer="Erick Ratamero",
     maintainer_email="erick.ratamero@jax.org",
     description=("A set of utilities for exporting a transfer"