diff --git a/version_template.py b/version_template.py
index 465cb5baa7..ca30000e31 100644
--- a/version_template.py
+++ b/version_template.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #  - don't import even standard modules at global scope without renaming them
 #    to have leading/trailing underscores
 
-baseVersion = '4.3.0a1'
+baseVersion = '5.0.0'
 cgcloudVersion = '1.6.0a1.dev393'