diff --git a/bin/cdist-config b/bin/cdist-config
index ccab81cc..991d23bb 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-config
+++ b/bin/cdist-config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-__cdist_version="1.4.1"
+__cdist_version="1.5.0pre"
 
 # Fail if something bogus is going on
 set -u