diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 13a7d6f..5a22afc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ endif()
 
 # Set the version information here
 set(VERSION_INFO_MAJOR_VERSION 0) # increment major on api compatibility changes
-set(VERSION_INFO_MINOR_VERSION 0) # increment minor on feature-level changes
-set(VERSION_INFO_PATCH_VERSION git) # increment patch for bug fixes and docs
+set(VERSION_INFO_MINOR_VERSION 5) # increment minor on feature-level changes
+set(VERSION_INFO_PATCH_VERSION 0) # increment patch for bug fixes and docs
 include(Version) # setup version info
 
 ########################################################################
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5873807..386d36b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This is _NOT_ the library release version, it's an API version.
 # Please read Chapter 6 "Library interface versions" of the libtool documentation before making any modification
-LIBVERSION=0:0:0
+LIBVERSION=0:5:0
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS = ${CFLAGS} -fPIC ${SYMBOL_VISIBILITY}