diff --git a/dev/package.json b/dev/package.json
index fe7ab1f1..9c2a7b34 100644
--- a/dev/package.json
+++ b/dev/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "codewind",
     "displayName": "%displayName%",
     "description": "%description%",
-    "version": "0.4.0",
+    "version": "0.5.0",
     "publisher": "IBM",
     "engines": {
         "vscode": "^1.28.0"