1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index 8abed99f2c..7d74b1bfe5 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ module Rails
   end
 
   module VERSION
-    MAJOR = 4
-    MINOR = 2
+    MAJOR = 5
+    MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "beta4"
+    PRE   = "alpha"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end