diff --git a/cmake/Versioning.cmake b/cmake/Versioning.cmake
index 9db8c274..8f34ef1c 100644
--- a/cmake/Versioning.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Versioning.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 0)
-set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 4)
+set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 5)
 set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_SUFFIX "")
 
 option(HICTK_ENABLE_GIT_VERSION_TRACKING "Retrieve project version and metadata from git" ON)
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3edec91a..4729070f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 # built documents.
 
 # Read the listed version
-version = "0.0.4"
+version = "0.0.5"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index 415cf137..35a6509c 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ hictk package for Linux and MacOS is available on bioconda and can be installed
   hictk: /home/user/.miniconda3/envs/hictk/bin/hictk
 
   (hictk) user@dev:/tmp$ hictk --version
-  hictk-v0.0.4-bioconda
+  hictk-v0.0.5-bioconda
 
 
 Containers (Docker or Singularity/Apptainer)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ Downloading and running the latest stable release can be done as follows:
 .. code-block:: console
 
   # Using Docker, may require sudo
-  user@dev:/tmp$ docker run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.4 --help
+  user@dev:/tmp$ docker run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.5 --help
 
   # Using Singularity/Apptainer
-  user@dev:/tmp$ singularity run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.4 --help
+  user@dev:/tmp$ singularity run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.5 --help
 
   Blazing fast tools to work with .hic and .cool files.
   Usage: /usr/local/bin/hictk [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND
diff --git a/docs/installation_src.rst b/docs/installation_src.rst
index 9e6b4731..b45db523 100644
--- a/docs/installation_src.rst
+++ b/docs/installation_src.rst
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Download from the `Release <https://github.com/paulsengroup/hictk/releases>`_ pa
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   mkdir /tmp/hictk
-  curl -L 'https://github.com/paulsengroup/hictk/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.4.tar.gz' | tar --strip-components=1 -C /tmp/hictk -xzf -
+  curl -L 'https://github.com/paulsengroup/hictk/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.5.tar.gz' | tar --strip-components=1 -C /tmp/hictk -xzf -
 
 
 Using git.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Using git.
   git clone https://github.com/paulsengroup/hictk.git /tmp/hictk
 
   cd /tmp/hictk
-  git checkout v0.0.4  # Skip this step if you want to build the latest commit from main
+  git checkout v0.0.5  # Skip this step if you want to build the latest commit from main
 
 Compiling hictk
 ---------------
diff --git a/docs/quickstart_api.rst b/docs/quickstart_api.rst
index aa75db3d..bc7d1c7f 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart_api.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart_api.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ To install libhictk using Conan, first create a conanfile.txt like the following
 .. code-block::
 
   [requires]
-  hictk/0.0.4
+  hictk/0.0.5
 
   [generators]
   CMakeDeps
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ To install and configure hictk using `FetchContent <https://cmake.org/cmake/help
   FetchContent_Declare(
     hictk
     GIT_REPOSITORY  "https://github.com/paulsengroup/hictk.git"
-    GIT_TAG         v0.0.4
+    GIT_TAG         v0.0.5
     SYSTEM)
 
   # Customize hictk build flags
diff --git a/docs/quickstart_cli.rst b/docs/quickstart_cli.rst
index 73a62d95..11a85e7b 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart_cli.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart_cli.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Next, verify that hictk was installed correctly with:
 .. code-block:: console
 
   user@dev:/tmp$ hictk --version
-  hictk-v0.0.4
+  hictk-v0.0.5
 
 Command line interface
 ======================