diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb24619253127d32baacee058bcb9d3ec82def55..70cdc616c9d145e7b1eb19f5e2dd00ac650926e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ option(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH "Build with rpath on macos" ON)
 #
 # project version
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR 1  )
-SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 4 )
+SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 5 )
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 0  )
 
 dd4hep_set_version(DD4hep