diff --git a/ector/Cargo.toml b/ector/Cargo.toml
index a14b845..3a6eb72 100644
--- a/ector/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ector/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 edition = "2021"
 name = "ector"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "Ector is an open source async, no-alloc actor framework for embedded devices."
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/ector"
 readme = "../README.md"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ atomic-polyfill = "1"
 log = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 defmt = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 
-ector-macros = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../macros" }
+ector-macros = { version = "0.5.0", path = "../macros" }
 futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 static_cell = "1.0.0"
 
diff --git a/macros/Cargo.toml b/macros/Cargo.toml
index 529f47c..0b76ed8 100644
--- a/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 [package]
-	authors = [
-    "Ulf Lilleengen <lulf@redhat.com>",
-    "Bob McWhirter <bmcwhirt@redhat.com>"
-]
 edition = "2021"
 name = "ector-macros"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "Ector is an open source async, no-alloc actor framework for embedded devices."
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/ector-macros"
 readme = "../README.md"
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 0c3eed2..852ad25 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Before upgrading check that everything is available on all tier1 targets here:
 # https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup-components-history
 [toolchain]
-channel = "nightly-2023-04-18"
+channel = "nightly-2023-08-19"
 components = ["clippy"]