diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index af5fad3..46df7cb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "base-x",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "base-x",
-      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "version": "5.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "12.0.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e646b55..489df47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "base-x",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "description": "Fast base encoding / decoding of any given alphabet",
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [