diff --git a/newspack.php b/newspack.php
index cdbdc29dfb..44ded0ba1c 100644
--- a/newspack.php
+++ b/newspack.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: Newspack
  * Description: An advanced open-source publishing and revenue-generating platform for news organizations.
- * Version: 4.8.0-alpha.3
+ * Version: 5.0.0-alpha.1
  * Author: Automattic
  * Author URI: https://newspack.com/
  * License: GPL2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
-define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '4.8.0-alpha.3' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '5.0.0-alpha.1' );
 
 // Load language files.
 load_plugin_textdomain( 'newspack-plugin', false, dirname( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) . '/languages' );