diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5fb11aa6..55fd6dfe 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.2.0-dev
+5.0.0-dev
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/version b/bin/templates/cordova/version
index 8acf18f9..85f69b33 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/version
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/version
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 */
 
 // Coho updates this line:
-var VERSION = "4.2.0-dev";
+var VERSION = "5.0.0-dev";
 
 console.log(VERSION);
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index a202c0d1..80a70571 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import android.webkit.WebChromeClient.CustomViewCallback;
  * are not expected to implement it.
  */
 public interface CordovaWebView {
-    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "4.2.0-dev";
+    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "5.0.0-dev";
 
     void init(CordovaInterface cordova, List<PluginEntry> pluginEntries, CordovaPreferences preferences);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e384d56..6a0cc66f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "cordova-android",
-    "version": "4.2.0-dev",
+    "version": "5.0.0-dev",
     "description": "cordova-android release",
     "main": "bin/create",
     "repository": {
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
         "jshint": "^2.6.0",
         "promise-matchers": "~0"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}