diff --git a/funlib/persistence/__init__.py b/funlib/persistence/__init__.py
index 10e2e5d..8ff7739 100644
--- a/funlib/persistence/__init__.py
+++ b/funlib/persistence/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .arrays import Array, open_ds, prepare_ds  # noqa
 
-__version__ = "0.4.0"
+__version__ = "0.5.0"
 __version_info__ = tuple(int(i) for i in __version__.split("."))