diff --git a/roles/sockethub.rb b/roles/sockethub.rb
index 277bd23..27d7584 100644
--- a/roles/sockethub.rb
+++ b/roles/sockethub.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name "sockethub"
 
+default_attributes 'sockethub' => {
+  'version' => '5.0.0-alpha.1'
+}
+
 run_list %w(
   sockethub::default
   sockethub::proxy