diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a9d6cba51f..36996387db 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tantivy"
-version = "0.5.0-dev"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Paul Masurel <paul.masurel@gmail.com>"]
 build = "build.rs"
 license = "MIT"