diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 8abedbac..cb0cdab5 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ AppStream Release Notes
 
 1. Set variables
 
-OLD_VERSION="1.0.3"
-NEW_VERSION="1.0.4"
+OLD_VERSION="1.0.4"
+NEW_VERSION="1.0.5"
 
 2. Write NEWS entries for AppStream in the same format as usual.
 
 git shortlog v$OLD_VERSION.. | grep -i -v -E '^\s*(trivial:|l10n:)' | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Version 1.0.4
+Version 1.0.5
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2024-xx-xx
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ git push
 10. Send an email to appstream@lists.freedesktop.org
 
 =================================================
-AppStream 1.0.4 released!
+AppStream 1.0.5 released!
 
 Tarballs available here: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/releases/
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7e89ab0d..9baa4e2d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project('AppStream', 'c',
   default_options: ['c_std=c11', 'cpp_std=gnu++17'],
 
   license: 'LGPL-2.1-or-later',
-  version: '1.0.4',
+  version: '1.0.5',
 )
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')