diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 318a438..e8f1c13 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ark-circom"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.5.0-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-bn254",
  "ark-crypto-primitives",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 818cd1d..2a2dc9a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ark-circom"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.5.0-alpha"
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Arkworks bindings to Circom's R1CS, for Groth16 Proof and Witness generation in Rust"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"