diff --git a/spirit/__init__.py b/spirit/__init__.py
index 3fc0f6c6..036d10ee 100644
--- a/spirit/__init__.py
+++ b/spirit/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '0.5.0dev'
+__version__ = '0.5.0'