diff --git a/manimpango/_version.py b/manimpango/_version.py
index 063f9cd9..588460d9 100644
--- a/manimpango/_version.py
+++ b/manimpango/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-__version__ = "0.4.4"
+__version__ = "0.5.0"