diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1f771699..8f0916f7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.13
+0.5.0
diff --git a/nostr_core/nostr_core.h b/nostr_core/nostr_core.h
index 161b096c..b7bdbb67 100644
--- a/nostr_core/nostr_core.h
+++ b/nostr_core/nostr_core.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #define NOSTR_CORE_H
 
 // Version information (auto-updated by increment_and_push.sh)
-#define VERSION "v0.4.13"
+#define VERSION "v0.5.0"
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define VERSION_MINOR 4
-#define VERSION_PATCH 13
+#define VERSION_MINOR 5
+#define VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 /*
  * NOSTR Core Library - Complete API Reference