diff --git a/seed_stage_based_messaging/__init__.py b/seed_stage_based_messaging/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/seed_stage_based_messaging/__init__.py
+++ b/seed_stage_based_messaging/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.9.5.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.9.5'
 VERSION = __version__
bumped release version to <I>