diff --git a/aiohttp/__init__.py b/aiohttp/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/aiohttp/__init__.py
+++ b/aiohttp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "3.8.0a4"
+__version__ = "3.8.0a5"
 
 from typing import Tuple
Bump to <I>a5