diff --git a/packages/python-packages/doc-warden/warden/version.py b/packages/python-packages/doc-warden/warden/version.py
index 1376913e96..143b639010 100644
--- a/packages/python-packages/doc-warden/warden/version.py
+++ b/packages/python-packages/doc-warden/warden/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '0.4.2'
+VERSION = '0.5.0'