diff --git a/varken/__init__.py b/varken/__init__.py
index e19b0bd..4e48cdb 100644
--- a/varken/__init__.py
+++ b/varken/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-VERSION = 1.4
-BRANCH = 'master'
+VERSION = 1.5
+BRANCH = 'pre-nightly'