diff --git a/elisp/ghc.el b/elisp/ghc.el
index 4b15f6d..7678cb3 100644
--- a/elisp/ghc.el
+++ b/elisp/ghc.el
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	       (< emacs-minor-version minor)))
       (error "ghc-mod requires at least Emacs %d.%d" major minor)))
 
-(defconst ghc-version "4.1.0")
+(defconst ghc-version "5.0.0")
 
 ;; (eval-when-compile
 ;;  (require 'haskell-mode))