diff --git a/lib/resolv.rb b/lib/resolv.rb
index 983540c..6cc2756 100644
--- a/lib/resolv.rb
+++ b/lib/resolv.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 class Resolv
 
-  VERSION = "0.4.0"
+  VERSION = "0.5.0"
 
   ##
   # Looks up the first IP address for +name+.