diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 0062fcaca..532c10512 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR "2" CACHE STRING "Major version")
 set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "0" CACHE STRING "Minor version")
-set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "4" CACHE STRING "Patch version")
+set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "5" CACHE STRING "Patch version")
 
 # This should only be incremented if a package is rebuilt
 set(MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER 1 CACHE STRING "Release number")