diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ce605e8..c3c31b3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "lysand",
     "module": "index.ts",
     "type": "module",
-    "version": "0.4.0",
+    "version": "0.5-dev",
     "description": "A project to build a federated social network",
     "author": {
         "email": "contact@cpluspatch.com",