diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c769fe762..d5e18efbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
           packages-dir: artifact/
+
+      - name: Remove unwanted files from dist
+        run: rm -f plugins/${{ matrix.plugin }}/dist/*.attestation
+
       - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           packages-dir: artifact/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1d0ba9ea1..8ff5d387d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.0
+0.5.0.dev
diff --git a/superduper/__init__.py b/superduper/__init__.py
index a9adcb11f..2792a9031 100644
--- a/superduper/__init__.py
+++ b/superduper/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 logging = logger.Logging
 
-__version__ = '0.4.0'
+__version__ = '0.5.0.dev'
 
 
 from .base.decorators import code