diff --git a/psychopy/__init__.py b/psychopy/__init__.py
index 702357d3ff..1599f2f58d 100644
--- a/psychopy/__init__.py
+++ b/psychopy/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-__version__ = '2024.2.0dev4'
+__version__ = '2024.2.0dev5'
 __license__ = 'GPL v3'
 __author__ = 'Open Science Tools Ltd'
 __author_email__ = 'support@opensciencetools.org'
diff --git a/version b/version
index 5a50fea88a..5b7ced4ff1 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2024.2.0dev4
+2024.2.0dev5