diff --git a/_metadata.py b/_metadata.py
index 9669f116..500ed3c5 100644
--- a/_metadata.py
+++ b/_metadata.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__extension_version__ = "0.4.0"
+__extension_version__ = "0.5.0"
 __extension_name__ = "pytket-cutensornet"