diff --git a/src/veins/veins.h b/src/veins/veins.h
index 843c72214b..ce254503d4 100644
--- a/src/veins/veins.h
+++ b/src/veins/veins.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define VEINS_VERSION_MAJOR 5
 #define VEINS_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define VEINS_VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define VEINS_VERSION_ALPHA 2
+#define VEINS_VERSION_ALPHA 0
 
 // Explicitly check OMNeT++ version number
 #if OMNETPP_VERSION < 0x500
diff --git a/subprojects/veins_catch/configure b/subprojects/veins_catch/configure
index d5b33b88ea..2c3d3506e4 100755
--- a/subprojects/veins_catch/configure
+++ b/subprojects/veins_catch/configure
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ run_lib_paths = []
 # Add flags for Veins
 if options.veins:
     fname = os.path.join(options.veins, 'print-veins-version')
-    expect_version = ['5.0-alpha2']
+    expect_version = ['5.0']
     try:
         print 'Running "%s" to determine Veins version.' % fname
         version = subprocess.check_output(['env', fname]).strip()
diff --git a/subprojects/veins_inet/configure b/subprojects/veins_inet/configure
index 0d8bb902c0..c5f49833fa 100755
--- a/subprojects/veins_inet/configure
+++ b/subprojects/veins_inet/configure
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ run_imgs = [os.path.join('images')]
 # Add flags for Veins
 if options.veins:
     fname = os.path.join(options.veins, 'print-veins-version')
-    expect_version = ['5.0-alpha2']
+    expect_version = ['5.0']
     try:
         print 'Running "%s" to determine Veins version.' % fname
         version = subprocess.check_output(['env', fname]).strip()
diff --git a/subprojects/veins_inet3/configure b/subprojects/veins_inet3/configure
index 1555a7d66c..a3f79bf28c 100755
--- a/subprojects/veins_inet3/configure
+++ b/subprojects/veins_inet3/configure
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ run_imgs = [os.path.join('images')]
 # Add flags for Veins
 if options.veins:
     fname = os.path.join(options.veins, 'print-veins-version')
-    expect_version = ['5.0-alpha2']
+    expect_version = ['5.0']
     try:
         print 'Running "%s" to determine Veins version.' % fname
         version = subprocess.check_output(['env', fname]).strip()
diff --git a/subprojects/veins_testsims/configure b/subprojects/veins_testsims/configure
index 1599cf9d02..a7d8a9c349 100755
--- a/subprojects/veins_testsims/configure
+++ b/subprojects/veins_testsims/configure
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ run_imgs = [os.path.join('images')]
 # Add flags for Veins
 if options.veins:
     fname = os.path.join(options.veins, 'print-veins-version')
-    expect_version = ['5.0-alpha2']
+    expect_version = ['5.0']
     try:
         print 'Running "%s" to determine Veins version.' % fname
         version = subprocess.check_output(['env', fname]).strip()