diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3e3295c7..26bdb6ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sqs-consumer",
-  "version": "4.2.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af4b4194..d2de2168 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sqs-consumer",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Build SQS-based Node applications without the boilerplate",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",