diff --git a/event_routing_backends/__init__.py b/event_routing_backends/__init__.py
index 2f18edc0..1cb2bc21 100644
--- a/event_routing_backends/__init__.py
+++ b/event_routing_backends/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 Various backends for receiving edX LMS events..
 """
 
-__version__ = '4.1.1'
+__version__ = '5.0.0'
 
 default_app_config = 'event_routing_backends.apps.EventRoutingBackendsConfig'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name