diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index aa86d03..5af1e2f 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 project = "emdatabase"
 copyright = "2026, Carter Francis"
 author = "Carter Francis"
-release = "0.4.0"
+release = "0.5.0"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 53fc7b5..3bddf52 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "emdatabase"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "A database for electron microscopy data using pooch to download and manage files."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"