diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8a3264d9..910b5389 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustlings"
-version = "4.8.0"
+version = "5.0.0"
 authors = ["Liv <mokou@fastmail.com>", "Carol (Nichols || Goulding) <carol.nichols@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 103aec8b..f2387328 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ If you get a permission denied message, you might have to exclude the directory
 Basically: Clone the repository at the latest tag, run `cargo install`.
 
 ```bash
-# find out the latest version at https://github.com/rust-lang/rustlings/releases/latest (on edit 4.7.1)
-git clone -b 4.7.1 --depth 1 https://github.com/rust-lang/rustlings
+# find out the latest version at https://github.com/rust-lang/rustlings/releases/latest (on edit 5.0.0)
+git clone -b 5.0.0 --depth 1 https://github.com/rust-lang/rustlings
 cd rustlings
 cargo install --force --path .
 ```
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 15c3095e..0ddb7331 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mod run;
 mod verify;
 
 // In sync with crate version
-const VERSION: &str = "4.8.0";
+const VERSION: &str = "5.0.0";
 
 #[derive(FromArgs, PartialEq, Debug)]
 /// Rustlings is a collection of small exercises to get you used to writing and reading Rust code