diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f0896a718..b034d0018 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-debug-echo",
  "akri-discovery-utils",
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-debug-echo"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-shared",
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-discovery-utils"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-shared",
  "anyhow",
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-onvif"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-shared",
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-opcua"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-shared",
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-shared"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-udev"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ checksum = "245097e9a4535ee1e3e3931fcfcd55a796a44c643e8596ff6566d68f09b87bbc"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "controller"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-shared",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "debug-echo-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-debug-echo",
  "akri-discovery-utils",
@@ -2382,7 +2382,7 @@ checksum = "af8b08b04175473088b46763e51ee54da5f9a164bc162f615b91bc179dbf15a3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "onvif-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-onvif",
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opcua-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-opcua",
@@ -4516,7 +4516,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "udev-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-udev",
@@ -4527,7 +4527,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "udev-video-broker"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-shared",
  "env_logger",
@@ -4821,7 +4821,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "webhook-configuration"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix",
  "actix-rt",
diff --git a/agent/Cargo.toml b/agent/Cargo.toml
index 24ffabeb6..534ab2282 100644
--- a/agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "agent"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>", "<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/agent/src/util/device_plugin_service.rs b/agent/src/util/device_plugin_service.rs
index 0db4fef45..df3b0aca4 100644
--- a/agent/src/util/device_plugin_service.rs
+++ b/agent/src/util/device_plugin_service.rs
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ async fn try_create_instance(
         nodes: vec![dps.node_name.clone()],
         device_usage,
         metadata: get_all_broker_properties(&dps.config.properties, &dps.device.properties),
-        rbac: "rbac".to_string(),
     };
 
     // Try up to MAX_INSTANCE_UPDATE_TRIES to create or update instance, breaking on success
diff --git a/agent/src/util/slot_reconciliation.rs b/agent/src/util/slot_reconciliation.rs
index 04a32aaa0..27731503c 100644
--- a/agent/src/util/slot_reconciliation.rs
+++ b/agent/src/util/slot_reconciliation.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ impl DevicePluginSlotReconciler {
                 let modified_instance = Instance {
                     configuration_name: instance.spec.configuration_name.clone(),
                     metadata: instance.spec.metadata.clone(),
-                    rbac: instance.spec.rbac.clone(),
                     shared: instance.spec.shared,
                     device_usage: modified_device_usage,
                     nodes: instance.spec.nodes.clone(),
diff --git a/controller/Cargo.toml b/controller/Cargo.toml
index 3e37adba3..56d60424a 100644
--- a/controller/Cargo.toml
+++ b/controller/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "controller"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs b/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs
index cdb58cb43..2373a44f1 100644
--- a/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs
+++ b/controller/src/util/node_watcher.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ impl NodeWatcher {
         let modified_instance = Instance {
             configuration_name: instance.spec.configuration_name.clone(),
             metadata: instance.spec.metadata.clone(),
-            rbac: instance.spec.rbac.clone(),
             shared: instance.spec.shared,
             device_usage: modified_device_usage,
             nodes: modified_nodes,
diff --git a/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml
index d5c5a8e9a..6fd72ee54 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.4.6
+version: 0.5.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: 0.4.6
+appVersion: 0.5.0
diff --git a/deployment/helm/crds/akri-instance-crd.yaml b/deployment/helm/crds/akri-instance-crd.yaml
index fad553920..6ef947b5d 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/crds/akri-instance-crd.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/crds/akri-instance-crd.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ spec:
                   additionalProperties:
                     type: string
                   type: object
-                rbac:
-                  type: string
       additionalPrinterColumns:
       - name: Config
         type: string
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index 625442b9f..6cac5fca3 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "debug-echo-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index ef25360a1..01a71b4c6 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "onvif-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index e80ff9e32..75a3978c5 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "opcua-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index 2a6c3beb9..204dc7a86 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "udev-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml
index fa83ce4bf..252a02dfe 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-debug-echo"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml
index d96be46cd..26ed2bcdc 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-onvif"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml
index 96d057017..1332ff073 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-opcua"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml
index 9edaffd97..5c355877f 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-udev"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml b/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml
index bf83ee5aa..7619a00dc 100644
--- a/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-discovery-utils"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/samples/brokers/onvif-video-broker/Akri.cs b/samples/brokers/onvif-video-broker/Akri.cs
index 530a05f35..ddb4877a5 100644
--- a/samples/brokers/onvif-video-broker/Akri.cs
+++ b/samples/brokers/onvif-video-broker/Akri.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public class Instance
         public bool Shared { get; set; }
         public IList<String> Nodes { get; set; }
         public Dictionary<String, String> DeviceUsage { get; set; }
-        public string Rbac { get; set; }
     }
 
     public static class Akri 
diff --git a/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml b/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml
index 23985108d..f77e431eb 100644
--- a/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "udev-video-broker"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>", "<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/shared/Cargo.toml b/shared/Cargo.toml
index bc6465249..4022c2d56 100644
--- a/shared/Cargo.toml
+++ b/shared/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-shared"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/shared/src/akri/instance.rs b/shared/src/akri/instance.rs
index a182446e2..66f9373ea 100644
--- a/shared/src/akri/instance.rs
+++ b/shared/src/akri/instance.rs
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ pub struct Instance {
     /// the slot)
     #[serde(default)]
     pub device_usage: HashMap<String, String>,
-
-    /// This is a placeholder for eventual RBAC support
-    #[serde(default = "default_rbac")]
-    pub rbac: String,
 }
 
 /// Get Instances for a given namespace
@@ -175,8 +171,7 @@ pub async fn find_instance(
 ///         shared: true,
 ///         nodes: Vec::new(),
 ///         device_usage: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-///         metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-///         rbac: "".to_string(),
+///         metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new()
 ///     },
 ///     "instance-1",
 ///     "default",
@@ -322,7 +317,6 @@ pub async fn delete_instance(
 ///         nodes: Vec::new(),
 ///         device_usage: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
 ///         metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-///         rbac: "".to_string(),
 ///     },
 ///     "instance-1",
 ///     "default",
@@ -382,9 +376,6 @@ pub async fn update_instance(
 fn default_shared() -> bool {
     false
 }
-fn default_rbac() -> String {
-    "".to_string()
-}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod crd_serializeation_tests {
@@ -421,10 +412,9 @@ mod crd_serializeation_tests {
         assert_eq!(default_shared(), deserialized.shared);
         assert_eq!(0, deserialized.nodes.len());
         assert_eq!(0, deserialized.device_usage.len());
-        assert_eq!(0, deserialized.rbac.len());
 
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&deserialized).unwrap();
-        let expected_deserialized = r#"{"configurationName":"foo","metadata":{},"shared":false,"nodes":[],"deviceUsage":{},"rbac":""}"#;
+        let expected_deserialized = r#"{"configurationName":"foo","metadata":{},"shared":false,"nodes":[],"deviceUsage":{}}"#;
         assert_eq!(expected_deserialized, serialized);
     }
 
@@ -441,10 +431,9 @@ mod crd_serializeation_tests {
         assert_eq!(default_shared(), deserialized.shared);
         assert_eq!(0, deserialized.nodes.len());
         assert_eq!(0, deserialized.device_usage.len());
-        assert_eq!(0, deserialized.rbac.len());
 
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&deserialized).unwrap();
-        let expected_deserialized = r#"{"configurationName":"foo","metadata":{},"shared":false,"nodes":[],"deviceUsage":{},"rbac":""}"#;
+        let expected_deserialized = r#"{"configurationName":"foo","metadata":{},"shared":false,"nodes":[],"deviceUsage":{}}"#;
         assert_eq!(expected_deserialized, serialized);
     }
 
@@ -459,7 +448,6 @@ mod crd_serializeation_tests {
         assert_eq!(true, deserialized.shared);
         assert_eq!(2, deserialized.nodes.len());
         assert_eq!(2, deserialized.device_usage.len());
-        assert_eq!(0, deserialized.rbac.len());
 
         let _ = serde_json::to_string(&deserialized).unwrap();
     }
diff --git a/shared/src/k8s/mod.rs b/shared/src/k8s/mod.rs
index 78ad8018c..cf4b062ba 100644
--- a/shared/src/k8s/mod.rs
+++ b/shared/src/k8s/mod.rs
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ impl KubeInterface for KubeImpl {
     ///         nodes: Vec::new(),
     ///         device_usage: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
     ///         metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-    ///         rbac: "".to_string(),
     ///     },
     ///     "instance-1",
     ///     "instance-namespace",
@@ -604,7 +603,6 @@ impl KubeInterface for KubeImpl {
     ///         nodes: Vec::new(),
     ///         device_usage: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
     ///         metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-    ///         rbac: "".to_string(),
     ///     },
     ///     "instance-1",
     ///     "instance-namespace"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ef52a6480..8f0916f76 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.6
+0.5.0
diff --git a/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml b/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml
index 9cd0ffa40..88c97a819 100644
--- a/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "webhook-configuration"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = ["DazWilkin <daz.wilkin@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"