diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index c273e9a40c..e219d76a75 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ const
   NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 2
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 4
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 5
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch