diff --git a/espeakup.c b/espeakup.c
index 9f3c309..d9fa19c 100644
--- a/espeakup.c
+++ b/espeakup.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "espeakup.h"
 
 /* program version */
-const char *Version = "0.4";
+const char *Version = "0.5";
 
 /* path to our pid file */
 const char *pidPath = "/var/run/espeakup.pid";