diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1d0ba9e..8f0916f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.0
+0.5.0
diff --git a/docs/zget.1.in b/docs/zget.1.in
index 3d26e88..45ae35e 100644
--- a/docs/zget.1.in
+++ b/docs/zget.1.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH ZGET 1 "August 22, 2026" "zget @PROJECT_VERSION@" "User Commands"
+.TH ZGET 1 "August 24, 2026" "zget @PROJECT_VERSION@" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 zget \- fetch one member from a remote ZIP archive
 .SH SYNOPSIS