diff --git a/lib/dor/version.rb b/lib/dor/version.rb
index df71d956..7f32ae42 100644
--- a/lib/dor/version.rb
+++ b/lib/dor/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Dor
-  VERSION = '4.17.1'
+  VERSION = '5.0.0'
 end