diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0852c98..98d2127 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.4.8
+current_version = 0.5.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8fe6fb8..77f2aed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@
     test_suite='tests',
     tests_require=test_requirements,
     url='https://github.com/fbradyirl/webex_bot',
-    version='0.4.8',
+    version='0.5.0',
     zip_safe=False,
 )
diff --git a/webex_bot/__init__.py b/webex_bot/__init__.py
index 124f041..9bd1eea 100644
--- a/webex_bot/__init__.py
+++ b/webex_bot/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Top-level package for Webex Bot."""
 
 __author__ = """Finbarr Brady"""
-__version__ = '0.4.8'
+__version__ = '0.5.0'