diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/VERSION.txt b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/VERSION.txt
index 744da44f2..3be2eb4f7 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/VERSION.txt
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.0-beta.4
+1.4.0-beta.5