diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nconf",
   "description": "Hierarchical node.js configuration with files, environment variables, command-line arguments, and atomic object merging.",
-  "version": "0.4.6",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "author": "Nodejitsu Inc. <info@nodejitsu.com>",
   "contributors": [
     { "name": "Charlie Robbins", "email": "charlie@nodejitsu.com" }