diff --git a/python/aistore/version.py b/python/aistore/version.py
index ef97a2c325..5b60188613 100644
--- a/python/aistore/version.py
+++ b/python/aistore/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.4.23"
+__version__ = "1.5.0"