diff --git a/news/bump-version.rst b/news/bump-version.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f981659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/bump-version.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* No news added: bump fallback version
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/site_scons/fallback_version.py b/site_scons/fallback_version.py
index d9fca94..fb729e1 100644
--- a/site_scons/fallback_version.py
+++ b/site_scons/fallback_version.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 Update FALLBACK_VERSION when tagging a new release.
 """
 
-FALLBACK_VERSION = "1.4.1.post0"
+FALLBACK_VERSION = "1.5.0.post0"