diff --git a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
index b06ab130..a983f5f5 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
+++ b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Cli {
 
         Core core
         try {
-            core = new Core(props, home, "0.4.16")
+            core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.0")
         } catch (Exception bad) {
             bad.printStackTrace(System.out)
             println "Failed to initialize core, exiting"
diff --git a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
index b144a3a2..4bd7707f 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
+++ b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CliDownloader {
 
         Core core
         try {
-            core = new Core(props, home, "0.4.16")
+            core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.0")
         } catch (Exception bad) {
             bad.printStackTrace(System.out)
             println "Failed to initialize core, exiting"
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
index 364151a6..77e7094e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public class Core {
             }
         }
 
-        Core core = new Core(props, home, "0.4.16")
+        Core core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.0")
         core.startServices()
 
         // ... at the end, sleep or execute script
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d14134ee..b89d5bd4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group         = com.muwire
-version       = 0.4.16
+version       = 0.5.0
 groovyVersion = 2.4.15
 slf4jVersion  = 1.7.25
 spockVersion  = 1.1-groovy-2.4