diff --git a/orb-manifest.json b/orb-manifest.json
index 4ca270038..7646f45e9 100644
--- a/orb-manifest.json
+++ b/orb-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "Source of truth for the self-hostable gittensory-orb container image's target release version (ghcr.io/jsonbored/gittensory-selfhost). Bumped by a maintainer when a feat/fix/breaking change since the last stable orb-v tag warrants moving to a new target version -- scripts/orb-release-core.mjs and .github/workflows/orb-beta-release.yml read this file to decide what version the next automated beta snapshot targets. Promoting a beta to a stable orb-vX.Y.Z release is still a manual `git tag` -- this manifest only drives the automated beta channel."
 }