diff --git a/mingw-w64-slim-simulator/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-slim-simulator/PKGBUILD
index 59f3c9e40d..73ed65fb8a 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-slim-simulator/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-slim-simulator/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 _realname=slim-simulator
 pkgbase=mingw-w64-${_realname}
 pkgname="${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-${_realname}"
-pkgver=4.3
+pkgver=5.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="SLiM forward simulation software package for population genetics (mingw-w64)"
 arch=('any')
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ makedepends=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-autotools"
 depends=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-qt6-base")
 source=("https://github.com/MesserLab/SLiM/releases/download/v${pkgver}/SLiM.zip"
         "0001-Remove-Qt-version-check.patch")
-sha256sums=('a5ca02b901f43ade9462f08fd319a5d404e413cf165e27b72e78ce32c81b7dd3'
+sha256sums=('dddf68d6c917071bfae72fb0de9c8046e2e6a6199bc94db263dc123895f7d3df'
             '11679c3844de8d86b98f392ed1bf3711b15c7b5cc89eb2639c9e34fce3ede8c1')
 
 # Helper macros to help make tasks easier #