diff --git a/thalerj/openbmctool.py b/thalerj/openbmctool.py
index c7b5bd2..317c1e3 100644
--- a/thalerj/openbmctool.py
+++ b/thalerj/openbmctool.py
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@
          main function for running the command line utility as a sub application  
     """ 
     global toolVersion 
-    toolVersion = "1.04"
+    toolVersion = "1.05"
     parser = createCommandParser()
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)