diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 866d00c3..ef555217 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2023.4.2
+current_version = 2023.5.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/src/simcardems/version.py b/src/simcardems/version.py
index e73ee3da..1fcc2e45 100644
--- a/src/simcardems/version.py
+++ b/src/simcardems/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2023.4.2"
+__version__ = "2023.5.0"