diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7bb49d0..6fa73b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smarts3",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A Node.js TypeScript package to create a local S3 endpoint for simulating AWS S3 operations using mapped local directories for development and testing purposes.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",