diff --git a/searx/version.py b/searx/version.py
index 2dcbc6c74..ae07c2b3d 100644
--- a/searx/version.py
+++ b/searx/version.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ along with searx. If not, see < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ >.
 
 # version of searx
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
-VERSION_MINOR = 4
+VERSION_MINOR = 5
 VERSION_BUILD = 0
 
 VERSION_STRING = "{0}.{1}.{2}".format(VERSION_MAJOR,