diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8459f2c8d..5925f9b86 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group=org.eclipse.tractusx.edc
-version=0.5.1-SNAPSHOT
+version=0.5.0
 # configure the build:
 annotationProcessorVersion=0.1.3
 edcGradlePluginsVersion=0.1.3