diff --git a/src/markitdown/__about__.py b/src/markitdown/__about__.py
index d5c2ca5..64be02b 100644
--- a/src/markitdown/__about__.py
+++ b/src/markitdown/__about__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-present Adam Fourney <adamfo@microsoft.com>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-__version__ = "0.0.1a4"
+__version__ = "0.0.1a5"