diff --git a/lib/pp.rb b/lib/pp.rb
index a2d4ebe41b..1708dee05e 100644
--- a/lib/pp.rb
+++ b/lib/pp.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ require 'prettyprint'
 
 class PP < PrettyPrint
 
-  VERSION = "0.4.0"
+  VERSION = "0.5.0"
 
   # Returns the usable width for +out+.
   # As the width of +out+: