diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 215bb4b2f..a401b3a34 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Education",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8245e8f4f..bea6b71e6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="PySCIPOpt",
-    version="4.4.0",
+    version="5.0.0",
     description="Python interface and modeling environment for SCIP",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
diff --git a/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi b/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi
index 6efa57754..2499f173b 100644
--- a/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi
+++ b/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ include "relax.pxi"
 include "nodesel.pxi"
 
 # recommended SCIP version; major version is required
-MAJOR = 8
+MAJOR = 9
 MINOR = 0
 PATCH = 0