diff --git a/docs/openapi.json b/docs/openapi.json
index 3edadecc..804b8be8 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/openapi.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
   "info": {
     "description": "REANA Job Controller API",
     "title": "reana-job-controller",
-    "version": "0.9.0a4"
+    "version": "0.9.0a5"
   },
   "parameters": {},
   "paths": {
diff --git a/reana_job_controller/version.py b/reana_job_controller/version.py
index a9673cbf..759afca9 100644
--- a/reana_job_controller/version.py
+++ b/reana_job_controller/version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
-__version__ = "0.9.0a4"
+__version__ = "0.9.0a5"