diff --git a/lib/jira/version.rb b/lib/jira/version.rb
index 52b6eb13..2912f344 100644
--- a/lib/jira/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jira/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module JIRA
-  VERSION = '1.4.3'
+  VERSION = '1.5.0'
 end