diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e8ac8ab..5c4da58 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "encointer-collator"
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "encointer-runtime"
-version = "1.4.14"
+version = "1.5.15"
 dependencies = [
  "cumulus-pallet-aura-ext",
  "cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue",
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml b/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
index b629b1d..ef02283 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "encointer-collator"
 # align major.minor revision with the runtimes. bump patch revision ad lib. make this the github release tag
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 authors = ["Encointer <info@encointer.org>"]
 build = "build.rs"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 1ac8a07..87de1c4 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = 'encointer-runtime'
 # major.minor revision must match collator node
 # patch revision must match runtime spec_version
-version = '1.4.14'
+version = '1.5.15'
 authors = ["Encointer <info@encointer.org>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs
index 506f753..8632987 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	spec_name: create_runtime_str!("encointer-parachain"),
 	impl_name: create_runtime_str!("encointer-parachain"),
 	authoring_version: 1,
-	spec_version: 14,
+	spec_version: 15,
 	impl_version: 1,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 3,