diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f224acf..965b8a4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # Initialize Autoconf
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 AC_INIT([xf86-input-libinput],
-        [1.4.0],
+        [1.5.0],
         [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-libinput/issues],
         [xf86-input-libinput])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1ec048e..9812a16 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('xf86-input-libinput', 'c',
-        version: '1.4.0',  # bump version in configure.ac
+        version: '1.5.0',  # bump version in configure.ac
         default_options: ['warning_level=2'],
         meson_version: '>= 0.50.0')