diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index b71b5eb..5cab234 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Version 0.5.0 [2021-02-05]
+--------------------------
+
+- upgraded to openwisp-controller 0.8
+
 Version 0.4.1 [2018-02-19]
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/owm_legacy/__init__.py b/owm_legacy/__init__.py
index b73d348..feb12ba 100644
--- a/owm_legacy/__init__.py
+++ b/owm_legacy/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (0, 4, 1, 'final')
+VERSION = (0, 5, 0, 'final')
 __version__ = VERSION  # alias