diff --git a/thumbor/__init__.py b/thumbor/__init__.py
index c64439127..2a910a05f 100644
--- a/thumbor/__init__.py
+++ b/thumbor/__init__.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 """This is the main module in thumbor"""
 
-__version__ = "7.0.0a4"
-__release_date__ = "9-Mar-2020"
+__version__ = "7.0.0a5"
+__release_date__ = "25-Mar-2020"