diff --git a/bin/weecfg/tests/expected/weewx40_user_expected.conf b/bin/weecfg/tests/expected/weewx40_user_expected.conf
index 9bfeccb1..19279d60 100644
--- a/bin/weecfg/tests/expected/weewx40_user_expected.conf
+++ b/bin/weecfg/tests/expected/weewx40_user_expected.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ log_failure = True
 socket_timeout = 20
 
 # Do not modify this - it is used by setup.py when installing and updating.
-version = 4.0.0b4
+version = 4.0.0b5
 
 ##############################################################################
 
diff --git a/bin/weewx/__init__.py b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
index 9382c386..14c298bf 100644
--- a/bin/weewx/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import time
 
-__version__="4.0.0b4"
+__version__="4.0.0b5"
 
 # Holds the program launch time in unix epoch seconds:
 # Useful for calculating 'uptime.'
diff --git a/weewx.conf b/weewx.conf
index f45b038f..e6af3897 100644
--- a/weewx.conf
+++ b/weewx.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ log_failure = True
 socket_timeout = 20
 
 # Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.
-version = 4.0.0b4
+version = 4.0.0b5
 
 ##############################################################################