diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 3c76f5b..0bbb615 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0.0-pre",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/master$"
   ],