diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index d204e4bd3c812..d05ac43be1055 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ def release_version
 end
 
 def google_storage_version
-  '4.0-alpha-4'
+  '4.0-alpha-5'
 end
 
 def version
-  "#{release_version}.0-alpha-4"
+  "#{release_version}.0-alpha-5"
 end
 
 # The build system used by webdriver is layered on top of rake, and we call it
diff --git a/java/version.bzl b/java/version.bzl
index e9c388ebe5ca7..62da5e7ffbd94 100644
--- a/java/version.bzl
+++ b/java/version.bzl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SE_VERSION = "4.0.0-alpha-4"
+SE_VERSION = "4.0.0-alpha-5"