diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f3eca6..b07dbee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CCARGS=-std=c++17 -c -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 CARGS=-c -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 WARN=-Werror -Wpedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
 OPT=-O3
-VERSION=0.0.4-pre
+VERSION=0.0.5-pre
 V8_VERSION=1.0.0
 RUNTIME=lo
 LO_HOME=$(shell pwd)
diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 06c6ec1..ba52ac2 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ const encoder = new TextEncoder()
 const status = new Int32Array(2)
 
 // todo: clean up api so we can pass a config in and run builds through api
-const VERSION = getenv('VERSION') || '"0.0.4pre"'
+const VERSION = getenv('VERSION') || '"0.0.5pre"'
 const RUNTIME = getenv('RUNTIME') || '"lo"'
 const TARGET = getenv('TARGET') || 'lo'
 const C = getenv('C') || 'gcc'