diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f91a67ee2..244a45aca 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.5"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace 0.3.38 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "base64 0.10.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -551,9 +551,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.5"
 dependencies = [
- "deltachat 1.0.0-alpha.4",
+ "deltachat 1.0.0-alpha.5",
  "deltachat-provider-overview 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "human-panic 1.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f870f2df7..5bb234b3d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.5"
 authors = ["dignifiedquire <dignifiedquire@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 7fb174b15..61a3faf1e 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.5"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["dignifiedquire <dignifiedquire@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"