diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 929473a..a62e4ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 644
 
 .SUFFIXES:
 
-version := 0.4
+version := 0.5
 
 s48-interfaces := $(shell find s48 \
                     -maxdepth 2 -mindepth 2 \
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6079742..20d6564 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+version 0.5
+
 version 0.4 2003-05-19
 * New file "sunterlib.scm" contains the old "interfaces.scm" and
   "packages.scm" ("interfaces.scm" and "packages.scm" are deprecated