diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index beb1eeefa..bb471b700 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Digi Embedded Yocto (DEY) 4.0
-## Release 4.0-r4
+## Release 4.0-r5
 
 This document provides information about Digi Embedded Yocto,
 Digi International's professional embedded Yocto development environment.
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf b/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
index 263b7642d..77960fad1 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require conf/distro/poky.conf
 # Discrete version values.
 YOCTO_MAJOR = "4"
 YOCTO_MINOR = "0"
-DEY_RELEASE = "4"
+DEY_RELEASE = "5"
 DEY_BUILD = "1"
 
 # Firmware version of the system.