diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0827bbc8c..4bda5d9e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endif()
 
 project(OSRM C CXX)
 set(OSRM_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
-set(OSRM_VERSION_MINOR 4)
+set(OSRM_VERSION_MINOR 5)
 set(OSRM_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 # these two functions build up custom variables: