diff --git a/portality/settings.py b/portality/settings.py
index 8213730ace..d561e977d8 100644
--- a/portality/settings.py
+++ b/portality/settings.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Application Version information
 # ~~->API:Feature~~
 
-DOAJ_VERSION = "6.4.7"
+DOAJ_VERSION = "6.5.0"
 API_VERSION = "3.0.1"
 
 ######################################
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 49da5a8c38..ce7e2121e4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='doaj',
-    version='6.4.7',
+    version='6.5.0',
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         "awscli==1.20.50",