diff --git a/chopper/__init__.py b/chopper/__init__.py
index a844910..feb61e7 100644
--- a/chopper/__init__.py
+++ b/chopper/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
-__version__ = '0.4.8'
+__version__ = '0.5.0'
 __version_info__ = tuple(__version__.split('.'))