diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 02271b0..d3e0023 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license          'Apache 2.0'
 description      'A convenient Chef LWRP to manage user accounts and SSH keys (this is not the opscode users cookbook)'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '0.4.2'
+version          '0.5.0'
 
 issues_url 'https://github.com/fnichol/chef-user/issues'
 source_url 'https://github.com/fnichol'