diff --git a/cairosvg/__init__.py b/cairosvg/__init__.py
index d9c448df..e270539c 100644
--- a/cairosvg/__init__.py
+++ b/cairosvg/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.0.0rc4'  # noqa (version is used by relative imports)
+__version__ = '2.0.0rc5'  # noqa (version is used by relative imports)
 
 
 import os