diff --git a/src/SeleniumLibrary/__init__.py b/src/SeleniumLibrary/__init__.py
index 76e6c8f74..2e486adad 100644
--- a/src/SeleniumLibrary/__init__.py
+++ b/src/SeleniumLibrary/__init__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 from SeleniumLibrary.utils import LibraryListener, timestr_to_secs, is_truthy
 
 
-__version__ = "5.0.0.dev1"
+__version__ = "5.0.0.a1"
 
 
 class SeleniumLibrary(DynamicCore):