diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 4fb36d4..d2ecd8f 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.4.2
+current_version = 1.5.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = v{new_version}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 458675b..8f5ef59 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='queuelib',
-    version='1.4.2',
+    version='1.5.0',
     license='BSD',
     description='Collection of persistent (disk-based) queues',
     long_description=open('README.rst').read(),