diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdd52f59..4869a5bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,22 +39,23 @@ Rocket is extensively documented:
   * [Guide]: A detailed guide and reference to Rocket.
   * [API Documentation]: The "rustdocs".
 
-[Quickstart]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/quickstart
-[Getting Started]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/getting-started
-[Overview]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/overview
-[Guide]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide
-[API Documentation]: https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/rocket
+[Quickstart]: https://rocket.rs/guide/quickstart
+[Getting Started]: https://rocket.rs/guide/getting-started
+[Overview]: https://rocket.rs/overview
+[Guide]: https://rocket.rs/guide
+[API Documentation]: https://api.rocket.rs/rocket
 
 The official community support channels are the `#rocket` IRC channel on the
-[Mozilla IRC Server](https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC) at `irc.mozilla.org` and the
-bridged [Rocket room on
-Matrix](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#mozilla_#rocket:matrix.org). If you're not
-familiar with IRC, we recommend chatting through [Matrix via
-Riot](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#mozilla_#rocket:matrix.org) or via the [Kiwi
-web IRC client](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.mozilla.org/#rocket). You can
-learn more about IRC via Mozilla's [Getting Started with
-IRC](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Getting_Started_with_IRC)
-guide.
+[Mozilla IRC Server] at `irc.mozilla.org` and the bridged [Rocket room on
+Matrix]. If you're not familiar with IRC, we recommend chatting through [Matrix
+via Riot] or via the [Kiwi web IRC client]. You can learn more about IRC via
+Mozilla's [Getting Started with IRC] guide.
+
+[Mozilla IRC Server]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC
+[Rocket room on Matrix]: https://riot.im/app/#/room/#mozilla_#rocket:matrix.org
+[Matrix via Riot]: https://riot.im/app/#/room/#mozilla_#rocket:matrix.org
+[Kiwi web IRC client]: https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.mozilla.org/#rocket
+[Getting Started with IRC]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Getting_Started_with_IRC
 
 ## Building
 
@@ -101,28 +102,32 @@ example, the tests for routing can be found at the bottom of the
 
 ### Codegen
 
-Code generation tests can be found in `codegen/tests`. We use the
-[compiletest](https://crates.io/crates/compiletest_rs) library, which was
-extracted from `rustc`, for testing. See the [compiler test
-documentation](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/test/COMPILER_TESTS.md)
-for information on how to write compiler tests.
+Code generation tests can be found in `codegen/tests`. We use the [compiletest]
+library, which was extracted from `rustc`, for testing. See the [compiler test
+documentation] for information on how to write compiler tests.
+
+[compiletest]: https://crates.io/crates/compiletest_rs
+[compiler test documentation]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/test/COMPILER_TESTS.md
 
 ## Documentation
 
 You can build the Rocket API documentation locally by running
 `./scripts/mk-docs.sh`. The resulting documentation is what gets uploaded to
-[api.rocket.rs](https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/).
+[api.rocket.rs](https://api.rocket.rs/).
 
 ## Contributing
 
 Contributions are absolutely, positively welcome and encouraged! Contributions
 come in many forms. You could:
 
-  1. Submit a feature request or bug report as an [issue](https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/issues).
-  2. Ask for improved documentation as an [issue](https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/issues).
-  3. Comment on [issues that require
-     feedback](https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22feedback+wanted%22).
-  4. Contribute code via [pull requests](https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/pulls).
+  1. Submit a feature request or bug report as an [issue].
+  2. Ask for improved documentation as an [issue].
+  3. Comment on [issues that require feedback].
+  4. Contribute code via [pull requests].
+
+[issue]: https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/issues
+[issues that require feedback]: https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22feedback+wanted%22).
+[pull requests]: https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/pulls.
 
 We aim to keep Rocket's code quality at the highest level. This means that any
 code you contribute must be:
diff --git a/contrib/codegen/Cargo.toml b/contrib/codegen/Cargo.toml
index da79569e..60ca7a65 100644
--- a/contrib/codegen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contrib/codegen/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [package]
 name = "rocket_contrib_codegen"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
 description = "Procedural macros for the Rocket contrib libraries."
-documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/rocket_contrib/"
+documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5/rocket_contrib/"
 homepage = "https://rocket.rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket"
 readme = "../../README.md"
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ version_check = "0.1.3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 compiletest_rs = { version = "0.3", features = ["stable"] }
-rocket = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../../core/lib" }
-rocket_contrib = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../lib", features = ["diesel_sqlite_pool"] }
+rocket = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../../core/lib" }
+rocket_contrib = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../lib", features = ["diesel_sqlite_pool"] }
diff --git a/contrib/codegen/build.rs b/contrib/codegen/build.rs
index 8b798570..ddffd570 100644
--- a/contrib/codegen/build.rs
+++ b/contrib/codegen/build.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn main() {
             print_version_err(&*version, &*date);
             eprintln!("{}{}{}",
                       Blue.paint("See the getting started guide ("),
-                      "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/getting-started/",
+                      "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/getting-started/",
                       Blue.paint(") for more information."));
             panic!("Aborting compilation due to incompatible compiler.")
         }
diff --git a/contrib/lib/Cargo.toml b/contrib/lib/Cargo.toml
index c52b2b20..8089574e 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contrib/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [package]
 name = "rocket_contrib"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
 description = "Community contributed libraries for the Rocket web framework."
-documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/rocket_contrib/"
+documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5/rocket_contrib/"
 homepage = "https://rocket.rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket"
 readme = "../../README.md"
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ memcache_pool = ["databases", "memcache", "r2d2-memcache"]
 
 [dependencies]
 # Global dependencies.
-rocket_contrib_codegen = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../codegen", optional = true }
-rocket = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../../core/lib/", default-features = false }
+rocket_contrib_codegen = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../codegen", optional = true }
+rocket = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../../core/lib/", default-features = false }
 log = "0.4"
 
 # Serialization and templating dependencies.
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/compression/mod.rs b/contrib/lib/src/compression/mod.rs
index 85cd1904..9d644556 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/compression/mod.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/compression/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["compression"]
 //! ```
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/databases.rs b/contrib/lib/src/databases.rs
index 1349ac69..88722eff 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/databases.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/databases.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["diesel_sqlite_pool"]
 //! ```
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 //! Lastly, databases can be configured via environment variables by specifying
 //! the `databases` table as detailed in the [Environment Variables
 //! configuration
-//! guide](https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/configuration/#environment-variables):
+//! guide](https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/configuration/#environment-variables):
 //!
 //! ```bash
 //! ROCKET_DATABASES='{my_db={url="db.sqlite"}}'
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/helmet/mod.rs b/contrib/lib/src/helmet/mod.rs
index 8db32776..7aa34b21 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/helmet/mod.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/helmet/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! takes some inspiration from [helmetjs], a similar piece of middleware for
 //! [express].
 //!
-//! [fairing]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/fairings/
+//! [fairing]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/fairings/
 //! [helmetjs]: https://helmetjs.github.io/
 //! [express]: https://expressjs.com
 //! [`SpaceHelmet`]: helmet::SpaceHelmet
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["helmet"]
 //! ```
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/json.rs b/contrib/lib/src/json.rs
index b31d7644..849482f0 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/json.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/json.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["json"]
 //! ```
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/lib.rs b/contrib/lib/src/lib.rs
index 94a16754..7b877cd1 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #![feature(never_type)]
 #![feature(doc_cfg)]
 
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4")]
-#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/images/favicon.ico")]
-#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/images/logo-boxed.png")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5")]
+#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/images/favicon.ico")]
+#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/images/logo-boxed.png")]
 
 //! This crate contains officially sanctioned contributor libraries that provide
 //! functionality commonly used by Rocket applications.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["json"]
 //! ```
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/msgpack.rs b/contrib/lib/src/msgpack.rs
index 252eecae..62b90fbe 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/msgpack.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/msgpack.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["msgpack"]
 //! ```
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs b/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs
index 8c344963..0e703c63 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["serve"]
 //! ```
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/templates/mod.rs b/contrib/lib/src/templates/mod.rs
index e10e401b..14c10f87 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/templates/mod.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/templates/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //!
 //!      ```toml
 //!      [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//!      version = "0.4.0"
+//!      version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //!      default-features = false
 //!      features = ["handlebars_templates", "tera_templates"]
 //!      ```
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 //! template directory is configured via the `template_dir` configuration
 //! parameter and defaults to `templates/`. The path set in `template_dir` is
 //! relative to the Rocket configuration file. See the [configuration
-//! chapter](https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/configuration/#extras) of the guide
+//! chapter](https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/configuration/#extras) of the guide
 //! for more information on configuration.
 //!
 //! The corresponding templating engine used for a given template is based on a
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_DIR: &str = "templates";
 ///
 /// ```toml
 /// [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-/// version = "0.4.0"
+/// version = "0.5.0-dev"
 /// default-features = false
 /// features = ["handlebars_templates", "tera_templates"]
 /// ```
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/uuid.rs b/contrib/lib/src/uuid.rs
index 814c1814..8265defc 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/uuid.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/uuid.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-//! version = "0.4.0"
+//! version = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["uuid"]
 //! ```
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub use self::uuid_crate::parser::ParseError;
 ///
 /// ```toml
 /// [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-/// version = "0.4.0"
+/// version = "0.5.0-dev"
 /// default-features = false
 /// features = ["uuid"]
 /// ```
diff --git a/core/codegen/Cargo.toml b/core/codegen/Cargo.toml
index 46786398..66295043 100644
--- a/core/codegen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/codegen/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [package]
 name = "rocket_codegen"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
 description = "Procedural macros for the Rocket web framework."
-documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/rocket_codegen/"
+documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5/rocket_codegen/"
 homepage = "https://rocket.rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket"
 readme = "../../README.md"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ proc-macro = true
 [dependencies]
 indexmap = "1.0"
 quote = "0.6.1"
-rocket_http = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../http/" }
+rocket_http = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../http/" }
 devise = "0.2"
 
 [build-dependencies]
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ yansi = "0.5"
 version_check = "0.1.3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-rocket = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../lib" }
+rocket = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../lib" }
 compiletest_rs = { version = "0.3", features = ["stable"] }
diff --git a/core/codegen/build.rs b/core/codegen/build.rs
index 3d953822..0f471070 100644
--- a/core/codegen/build.rs
+++ b/core/codegen/build.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn main() {
             print_version_err(&*version, &*date);
             eprintln!("{}{}{}",
                       Blue.paint("See the getting started guide ("),
-                      "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/getting-started/",
+                      "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/getting-started/",
                       Blue.paint(") for more information."));
             panic!("Aborting compilation due to incompatible compiler.")
         }
diff --git a/core/codegen/src/lib.rs b/core/codegen/src/lib.rs
index e00f483e..a8657877 100644
--- a/core/codegen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/codegen/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 #![feature(crate_visibility_modifier)]
 #![recursion_limit="128"]
 
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4")]
-#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/images/favicon.ico")]
-#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/images/logo-boxed.png")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5")]
+#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/images/favicon.ico")]
+#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/images/logo-boxed.png")]
 
 //! # Rocket - Code Generation
 //!
 //! This crate implements the code generation portions of Rocket. This includes
 //! custom derives, custom attributes, and procedural macros. The documentation
 //! here is purely technical. The code generation facilities are documented
-//! thoroughly in the [Rocket programming guide](https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide).
+//! thoroughly in the [Rocket programming guide](https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide).
 //!
 //! # Usage
 //!
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies]
-//! rocket = "0.4.0"
+//! rocket = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! ```
 //!
 //! And to import all macros, attributes, and derives via `#[macro_use]` in the
diff --git a/core/http/Cargo.toml b/core/http/Cargo.toml
index 7b254bf1..979039bd 100644
--- a/core/http/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/http/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "rocket_http"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
 description = """
 Types, traits, and parsers for HTTP requests, responses, and headers.
 """
-documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/rocket_http/"
+documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5/rocket_http/"
 homepage = "https://rocket.rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket"
 readme = "../../README.md"
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ features = ["server"]
 optional = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-rocket = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../lib" }
+rocket = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../lib" }
diff --git a/core/lib/Cargo.toml b/core/lib/Cargo.toml
index 7a84b09d..62ba3b2c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "rocket"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
 description = """
 Web framework for nightly with a focus on ease-of-use, expressibility, and speed.
 """
-documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/rocket/"
+documentation = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5/rocket/"
 homepage = "https://rocket.rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket"
 readme = "../../README.md"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ tls = ["rocket_http/tls"]
 private-cookies = ["rocket_http/private-cookies"]
 
 [dependencies]
-rocket_codegen = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../codegen" }
-rocket_http = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../http" }
+rocket_codegen = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../codegen" }
+rocket_http = { version = "0.5.0-dev", path = "../http" }
 yansi = "0.5"
 log = "0.4"
 toml = "0.4.7"
diff --git a/core/lib/build.rs b/core/lib/build.rs
index 8db27778..df661722 100644
--- a/core/lib/build.rs
+++ b/core/lib/build.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn main() {
             print_version_err(&*version, &*date);
             eprintln!("{}{}{}",
                       Blue.paint("See the getting started guide ("),
-                      "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/getting-started/",
+                      "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/getting-started/",
                       Blue.paint(") for more information."));
             panic!("Aborting compilation due to incompatible compiler.")
         }
diff --git a/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs b/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs
index b9c744b2..dbb4c772 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ pub use self::info_kind::{Info, Kind};
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// [request-local state]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/state/#request-local-state
+/// [request-local state]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/state/#request-local-state
 
 pub trait Fairing: Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// Returns an [`Info`] structure containing the `name` and [`Kind`] of this
diff --git a/core/lib/src/lib.rs b/core/lib/src/lib.rs
index c1aa12df..a389a674 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 #![recursion_limit="256"]
 
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4")]
-#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/images/favicon.ico")]
-#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.4/images/logo-boxed.png")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5")]
+#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/images/favicon.ico")]
+#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://rocket.rs/v0.5/images/logo-boxed.png")]
 
 //! # Rocket - Core API Documentation
 //!
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 //! automatic JSON (de)serialiazation, templating support, static file serving,
 //! and other useful features.
 //!
-//! [overview]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/overview
-//! [full, detailed guide]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide
-//! [quickstart]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/quickstart
-//! [getting started]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/getting-started
+//! [overview]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/overview
+//! [full, detailed guide]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide
+//! [quickstart]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/quickstart
+//! [getting started]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/getting-started
 //!
 //! ## Libraries
 //!
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies]
-//! rocket = "0.4.0"
+//! rocket = "0.5.0-dev"
 //! ```
 //!
 //! Then, add the following to the top of your `main.rs` file:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 //! # fn main() { rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![hello]); }
 //! ```
 //!
-//! See the [guide](https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide) for more information on how to
+//! See the [guide](https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide) for more information on how to
 //! write Rocket applications. Here's a simple example to get you started:
 //!
 //! ```rust
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 //! configure Rocket, see the [configuration section] of the guide as well as
 //! the [`config`] module documentation.
 //!
-//! [configuration section]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/configuration/
+//! [configuration section]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/configuration/
 //!
 //! ## Testing
 //!
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 //! documentation and the [testing chapter of the guide] include detailed
 //! examples.
 //!
-//! [testing chapter of the guide]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/testing/#testing
+//! [testing chapter of the guide]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/testing/#testing
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)] #[macro_use] extern crate rocket_codegen;
 #[doc(hidden)] pub use rocket_codegen::*;
diff --git a/core/lib/src/request/from_request.rs b/core/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
index 6191eb2c..53ec9291 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ impl<S, E> IntoOutcome<S, (Status, E), ()> for Result<S, E> {
 /// Notice that these request guards provide access to *borrowed* data (`&'a
 /// User` and `Admin<'a>`) as the data is now owned by the request's cache.
 ///
-/// [request-local state]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/state/#request-local-state
+/// [request-local state]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/state/#request-local-state
 
 pub trait FromRequest<'a, 'r>: Sized {
     /// The associated error to be returned if derivation fails.
diff --git a/scripts/bump_version.sh b/scripts/bump_version.sh
index 3d7b44f1..27d54ff6 100755
--- a/scripts/bump_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump_version.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ function major() {
 
 function do_replace() {
   find "${PROJECT_ROOT}" -name "*.rs" | xargs sed -i.bak "s/${1}/${2}/g"
-  find "${PROJECT_ROOT}" -name "*.toml" | xargs sed -i.bak "s/${1}/${2}/g"
-  find "${SITE_ROOT}" -name "*.md" | xargs sed -i.bak "s/${1}/${2}/g"
+  find "${PROJECT_ROOT}" -name "*.toml" -not -path "*/news/*" | xargs sed -i.bak "s/${1}/${2}/g"
+  find "${SITE_ROOT}" -name "*.md" -not -path "*/news/*" | xargs sed -i.bak "s/${1}/${2}/g"
   sed -i.bak "s/${1}/${2}/g" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/config.sh"
   sed -i.bak "s/${1}/${2}/g" "${PROJECT_ROOT}/README.md"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/config.sh b/scripts/config.sh
index efee33b1..77c1ad50 100755
--- a/scripts/config.sh
+++ b/scripts/config.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ function relative() {
 }
 
 # Full and major version of Rocket
-ROCKET_VERSION="0.4.0"
-ROCKET_MAJOR_VERSION="0.4"
-CURRENT_RELEASE=true
+ROCKET_VERSION="0.5.0-dev"
+ROCKET_MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo "${ROCKET_VERSION}" | cut -d'.' -f1-2)
+CURRENT_RELEASE=false
 
 # Root of workspace-like directories.
 PROJECT_ROOT=$(relative "") || exit $?
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ ALL_PROJECT_DIRS=(
 )
 
 if [ "${1}" = "-p" ]; then
+  echo "ROCKET_VERSION: ${ROCKET_VERSION}"
+  echo "ROCKET_MAJOR_VERSION: ${ROCKET_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+  echo "CURRENT_RELEASE: ${CURRENT_RELEASE}"
   echo "SCRIPT_DIR: ${SCRIPT_DIR}"
   echo "PROJECT_ROOT: ${PROJECT_ROOT}"
   echo "CORE_ROOT: ${CORE_ROOT}"
diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md
index 2fe7b6e8..d56b05ea 100644
--- a/site/README.md
+++ b/site/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This directory contains the following:
   * `news/*.md` - News articles linked to from `news/index.toml`.
   * `guide/*.md` - Guide pages linked to from `guide.md`.
 
-[Rocket Programming Guide]: https://rocket.rs/v0.4/guide/
+[Rocket Programming Guide]: https://rocket.rs/v0.5/guide/
 
 ### Guide Links
 
diff --git a/site/guide/1-quickstart.md b/site/guide/1-quickstart.md
index d464f213..fdc8ebad 100644
--- a/site/guide/1-quickstart.md
+++ b/site/guide/1-quickstart.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ For instance, the following set of commands runs the `hello_world` example:
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket
 cd Rocket
-git checkout v0.4.0
+git checkout v0.5.0-dev
 cd examples/hello_world
 cargo run
 ```
diff --git a/site/guide/10-pastebin.md b/site/guide/10-pastebin.md
index da9101a8..e7c9d84b 100644
--- a/site/guide/10-pastebin.md
+++ b/site/guide/10-pastebin.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Then add the usual Rocket dependencies to the `Cargo.toml` file:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-rocket = "0.4.0"
+rocket = "0.5.0-dev"
 ```
 
 And finally, create a skeleton Rocket application to work off of in
diff --git a/site/guide/2-getting-started.md b/site/guide/2-getting-started.md
index 1df33ed0..9dcef447 100644
--- a/site/guide/2-getting-started.md
+++ b/site/guide/2-getting-started.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Now, add Rocket as a dependency in your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```
 [dependencies]
-rocket = "0.4.0"
+rocket = "0.5.0-dev"
 ```
 
 Modify `src/main.rs` so that it contains the code for the Rocket `Hello, world!`
diff --git a/site/guide/4-requests.md b/site/guide/4-requests.md
index 78de32ba..a4105186 100644
--- a/site/guide/4-requests.md
+++ b/site/guide/4-requests.md
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ so that you depend on `rocket` as follows:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-rocket = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
+rocket = { version = "0.5.0-dev", default-features = false }
 ```
 
 [`ring`]: https://github.com/briansmith/ring
diff --git a/site/guide/5-responses.md b/site/guide/5-responses.md
index 8b6e1b5e..984ca819 100644
--- a/site/guide/5-responses.md
+++ b/site/guide/5-responses.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ generated by `Status` for these and other codes:
 | 100, [200, 205]   | Empty with given status.              |
 | All others.       | Invalid. Errors to `500` catcher.     |
 
-[`Status`]: https://api.rocket.rs/v0.4/rocket/http/struct.Status.html
+[`Status`]: https://api.rocket.rs/v0.5/rocket/http/struct.Status.html
 
 ## Custom Responders
 
diff --git a/site/guide/6-state.md b/site/guide/6-state.md
index 4f9fab96..ecb2bf1b 100644
--- a/site/guide/6-state.md
+++ b/site/guide/6-state.md
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ databases, you'd write in `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 default-features = false
 features = ["diesel_sqlite_pool"]
 ```
diff --git a/site/guide/9-configuration.md b/site/guide/9-configuration.md
index 937f0b55..5693acdd 100644
--- a/site/guide/9-configuration.md
+++ b/site/guide/9-configuration.md
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ dependency in your `Cargo.toml` file:
 
 ```
 [dependencies]
-rocket = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["tls"] }
+rocket = { version = "0.5.0-dev", features = ["tls"] }
 ```
 
 TLS is configured through the `tls` configuration parameter. The value of `tls`
diff --git a/site/guide/index.md b/site/guide/index.md
index 199c20b2..8c07cded 100644
--- a/site/guide/index.md
+++ b/site/guide/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Welcome to Rocket!
 
-This is the official guide for Rocket v0.4. It is designed to serve as a
+This is the official guide for Rocket v0.5. It is designed to serve as a
 starting point to writing web applications with Rocket and Rust. The guide is
 also designed to be a reference for experienced Rocket developers. This guide is
 conversational in tone. For purely technical documentation with examples, see
diff --git a/site/index.toml b/site/index.toml
index e2427c12..3592f5d3 100644
--- a/site/index.toml
+++ b/site/index.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 [release]
-version = "0.4.0"
-date = "Dec 06, 2018"
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
+date = "May 13, 2019"
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Top features: displayed in the header under the introductory text.