diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6155746e..7382a137 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([Gradio], [4.9.9], [https://github.com/haecker-felix/gradio/issues],
+AC_INIT([Gradio], [5.0.0], [https://github.com/haecker-felix/gradio/issues],
         [gradio], [https://github.com/haecker-felix/gradio/])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])