diff --git a/colcon_core/__init__.py b/colcon_core/__init__.py
index cf4ac3dc..b8d79e56 100644
--- a/colcon_core/__init__.py
+++ b/colcon_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright 2016-2020 Dirk Thomas
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 
-__version__ = '0.5.4'
+__version__ = '0.5.5'