diff --git a/src/webui/webapplication.cpp b/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
index bc05c2b08..4b277a34b 100644
--- a/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 using namespace libtorrent;
 
-static const int API_VERSION = 4;
+static const int API_VERSION = 5;
 static const int API_VERSION_MIN = 2;
 
 const QString WWW_FOLDER = ":/www/public/";