diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 4c09c65..302e76c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-Version 1.4.3 [unreleased]
+Version 1.5.0 [unreleased]
 --------------------------
 
 WIP
diff --git a/django_hstore/__init__.py b/django_hstore/__init__.py
index dfd4a56..b022dee 100644
--- a/django_hstore/__init__.py
+++ b/django_hstore/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 4, 3, 'alpha')
+VERSION = (1, 5, 0, 'alpha')
 __version__ = VERSION