diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/kubeletplugin/metadata.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/kubeletplugin/metadata.go
index 931424c734a..2827b543e3a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/kubeletplugin/metadata.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/kubeletplugin/metadata.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const (
 	// DefaultCDIDir is the default directory for CDI spec files.
 	DefaultCDIDir = "/var/run/cdi"
 
-	cdiVersionStr     = "0.3.0"
+	cdiVersionStr     = "0.5.0"
 	metadataFilePerms = os.FileMode(0644)
 	metadataDirPerms  = os.FileMode(0755)
 )