diff --git a/lib/erb/version.rb b/lib/erb/version.rb
index 6090303add..3d0cedcd48 100644
--- a/lib/erb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/erb/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 class ERB
-  VERSION = '5.0.0'
+  VERSION = '5.0.1'
 end