diff --git a/s3s.py b/s3s.py
index f811418..9a46442 100755
--- a/s3s.py
+++ b/s3s.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import msgpack
 from packaging import version
 import iksm, utils
 
-A_VERSION = "0.4.2"
+A_VERSION = "0.5.0"
 
 DEBUG = False