diff --git a/keepalive/__init__.py b/keepalive/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/keepalive/__init__.py
+++ b/keepalive/__init__.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 
 from keepalive import *
 
-__version__ = "0.4"
+__version__ = "0.5.dev0"
prepared next dev iteration, that this time yes I hope it wouldn't need to happen...