diff --git a/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in b/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in
index 75759b098..2574307a7 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in
+++ b/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-#define LIB_VERSION "0.5.4e"
+#define LIB_VERSION "0.5.5"
 #define SVN_REVISION "Revision $WCREV$"
 #define SVN_REVISION_NUMBER  $WCREV$