diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 53cbc8c9..8357090d 100755
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ val scala3 = "3.2.2"
 
 ThisBuild / organization := "io.cequence"
 ThisBuild / scalaVersion := scala212
-ThisBuild / version := "0.5.3-RC.1"
+ThisBuild / version := "0.5.0"
 ThisBuild / isSnapshot := false
 
 lazy val commonSettings = Seq(