diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8faa063a..605e58db 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(
     'waybar', 'cpp', 'c',
-    version: '0.4.0',
+    version: '0.5.0',
     license: 'MIT',
     default_options : [
         'cpp_std=c++17',