diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 063ee22..26395a3 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+0.5.0 - April 29, 2014
+----------------------
+* pass in options to consolidate.js
+
 0.4.0 - April 2, 2014
 ---------------------
 * add `default` option
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed52a35..1849816 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "metalsmith-templates",
   "description": "A metalsmith plugin to render files with templates.",
   "repository": "git://github.com/segmentio/metalsmith-templates.git",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "dependencies": {