diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 88c5fb891dcf1d1647d2b84bac0630cf9570d213..bc80560fad66ca670bdfbd1e5c973a024d4d0325 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.0
+1.5.0
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 512a5f1839733e77816ed2e80467c9597fbc99c3..6ab4ed45bff3721b0f489629ed4d35ae0664af22 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	ClientIdentifier = "Geth"
-	Version          = "1.4.0-unstable"
+	Version          = "1.5.0-unstable"
 	VersionMajor     = 1
-	VersionMinor     = 4
+	VersionMinor     = 5
 	VersionPatch     = 0
 )