diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6d46498b3..23e329daa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "spotdl"
-version = "4.0.0-rc.4"
+version = "4.0.0-rc.5"
 description = "Download your Spotify playlists and songs along with album art and metadata"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["spotDL Team <spotdladmins@googlegroups.com>"]
diff --git a/spotdl/_version.py b/spotdl/_version.py
index 6737c4873..31a57c865 100644
--- a/spotdl/_version.py
+++ b/spotdl/_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Version module for spotdl.
 """
 
-__version__ = "4.0.0-rc.4"
+__version__ = "4.0.0-rc.5"