diff --git a/cmd/vfkit/root.go b/cmd/vfkit/root.go
index c46c6083..e8047ef2 100644
--- a/cmd/vfkit/root.go
+++ b/cmd/vfkit/root.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-const vfkitVersion = "0.1.1"
+const vfkitVersion = "0.5.0"
 
 var opts = &cmdline.Options{}