diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d16755ecc..a8a5d7bf4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ stages:
 ########################################################################################################################
 variables:
 
-  VERSION: 0.9.4-4
+  VERSION: 0.9.4-5
 
   VERUS_CLI_ARM64_LINUX: Verus-CLI-Linux-v${VERSION}-arm64.tar.gz
   VERUS_CLI_LINUX_X86_64: Verus-CLI-Linux-v${VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9230dcd2..44c37e62c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-## VerusCoin version 0.9.4-4
+## VerusCoin version 0.9.4-5
 
 Arguably the world's most advanced technology, zero knowledge privacy-centric blockchain, Verus Coin brings Sapling performance and zero knowledge features to an intelligent system with interchain smart contracts and a completely original, combined proof of stake/proof of work consensus algorithm that solves the nothing at stake problem. With this and its approach towards CPU mining and ASICs, Verus Coin strives to be one of the most naturally decentralizing and attack resistant blockchains in existence.
 
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
index 0cba39710..b60db241e 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.9.4-4
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.9.4-5
 
 Contents:
 verusd - VerusCoin daemon
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
index ef30ed448..36beb99f3 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.9.4-4
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.9.4-5
 
 Contents:
 verusd - VerusCoin daemon.
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
index 12f039455..2ac397627 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.9.4-4
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.9.4-5
 
 Contents:
 verusd.exe - VerusCoin daemon
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index c6b6f4702..b28a5a4c8 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ static const int MEMPOOL_GD_VERSION = 60002;
 static const int NO_BLOOM_VERSION = 170004;
 
 #define KOMODO_VERSION "0.2.1"
-#define VERUS_VERSION "0.9.4-4"
+#define VERUS_VERSION "0.9.4-5"
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_VERSION_H