diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index de8cf233..da3b9946 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([ReadStat], [1.0.0-rc4], [emmiller@gmail.com], [readstat], [https://github.com/WizardMac/ReadStat])
+AC_INIT([ReadStat], [1.0.0-rc5], [emmiller@gmail.com], [readstat], [https://github.com/WizardMac/ReadStat])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])