diff --git a/configure.kafkacat b/configure.kafkacat
index 37d555c6..43307719 100644
--- a/configure.kafkacat
+++ b/configure.kafkacat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 
 mkl_require good_cflags
-mkl_require gitversion as KAFKACAT_VERSION default 1.4.0
+mkl_require gitversion as KAFKACAT_VERSION default 1.5.0
 
 
 function checks {