diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 0b73a3607fdd61220933722b104930abcc0ed579..c1e14a2608ef9018a4bcf19d133453ff2b866092 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ char ixgbe_default_device_descr[] =
 static char ixgbe_default_device_descr[] =
 			      "Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection";
 #endif
-#define DRV_VERSION "4.4.0-k"
+#define DRV_VERSION "5.0.0-k"
 const char ixgbe_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
 static const char ixgbe_copyright[] =
 				"Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Intel Corporation.";