diff --git a/ndn-cxx/Makefile b/ndn-cxx/Makefile
index d2424e5..ad553ab 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/Makefile
+++ b/ndn-cxx/Makefile
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 GIT_URL=https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx.git
 
 # Tag name or commit hash for checkout
-GIT_VERSION=ndn-cxx-0.4.1
+GIT_VERSION=ndn-cxx-0.5.0
 
 # Package name
 NAME=ndn-cxx
 
 # Package version
-VERSION=0.4.1
+VERSION=0.5.0
 
 # PPA version
 PPA_VERSION=1
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog b/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog
index 62b001f..b7a664d 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog
+++ b/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+ndn-cxx (0.5.0-ppa1~DISTRO) DISTRO; urgency=low
+
+  * New version based on ndn-cxx-0.5.0 (https://github.com/named-
+    data/ndn-cxx.git)
+
+ -- Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>  Wed, 05 Oct 2016 05:25:00 +0000
+
 ndn-cxx (0.4.1-ppa1~DISTRO) DISTRO; urgency=low
 
   * New version based on ndn-cxx-0.4.1 (https://github.com/named-
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/control b/ndn-cxx/debian/control
index 39c4e10..0d14357 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/control
+++ b/ndn-cxx/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  libsqlite3-dev (>= 3.7.9),
  libcrypto++-dev (>= 5.6.1),
  python-sphinx (>= 1.1.3),
- libboost-all-dev (>= 1.48.0)
+ libboost-all-dev (>= 1.53.0)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.2
 Section: libs
 Homepage: http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  libssl-dev (>=1.0.1),
  libsqlite3-dev (>= 3.7.9),
  libcrypto++-dev (>= 5.6.1),
- libboost-all-dev (>= 1.48.0),
+ libboost-all-dev (>= 1.53.0),
  ndn-cxx (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: Development headers and libraries of NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions
 
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/control.precise b/ndn-cxx/debian/control.precise
deleted file mode 100644
index 90ad398..0000000
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/control.precise
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-Source: ndn-cxx
-Priority: extra
-Maintainer: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0),
- python (>= 2.7.0),
- pkg-config (>= 0.26),
- libssl-dev (>=1.0.1),
- libsqlite3-dev (>= 3.7.9),
- libcrypto++-dev (>= 5.6.1),
- python-sphinx (>= 1.1.3),
- libboost1.48-all-dev (>= 1.48.0)
-Standards-Version: 3.9.2
-Section: libs
-Homepage: http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/
-Vcs-Git: git://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx.git
-Vcs-Browser: http://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx
-
-Package: ndn-cxx-dev
-Section: libdevel
-Architecture: i386 amd64
-Depends: python (>= 2.7.0),
- pkg-config (>= 0.26),
- libssl-dev (>=1.0.1),
- libsqlite3-dev (>= 3.7.9),
- libcrypto++-dev (>= 5.6.1),
- libboost1.48-all-dev (>= 1.48.0),
- ndn-cxx (= ${binary:Version})
-Description: Development headers and libraries of NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions
-
-Package: ndn-cxx
-Section: libs
-Architecture: i386 amd64
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Description: NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions and security tools
-Conflicts: ndn.cxx-security-tools
-
-Package: ndn-cxx-dbg
-Architecture: any
-Section: debug
-Priority: extra
-Depends:
- ndn-cxx (= ${binary:Version}),
- ${misc:Depends}
-Description: debugging symbols for ndn-cxx
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/copyright b/ndn-cxx/debian/copyright
index 649d9c6..7d15d92 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/copyright
+++ b/ndn-cxx/debian/copyright
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Source: http://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx
 
 Files: *
-Copyright:  Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Regents of the University of California.
+Copyright:  Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Regents of the University of California.
 License: LGPL-3+
  ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
@@ -19,31 +19,20 @@
  .
  See AUTHORS.md of ndn-cxx source for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
 
-
 Files: debian/*
-Copyright: 2013-2014, Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
-License: BSD
-
-License: BSD
- Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-     * Neither the name of the Regents of the University of California nor
-       the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
-       products derived from this software without specific prior written
-       permission.
+Copyright: 2013-2016, Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+License: Apache 2.0
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
  .
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
- AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL REGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA,
- OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
- LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
- NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ .
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+ .
+ On Debian systems, the complete text of the Apache License 2.0 can
+ be found in "/usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/rules.precise b/ndn-cxx/debian/rules.precise
deleted file mode 100755
index 22f5679..0000000
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/rules.precise
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/make -f
-# -*- makefile -*-
-# Sample debian/rules that uses debhelper.
-# This file was originally written by Joey Hess and Craig Small.
-# As a special exception, when this file is copied by dh-make into a
-# dh-make output file, you may use that output file without restriction.
-# This special exception was added by Craig Small in version 0.37 of dh-make.
-
-# Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
-# export DH_VERBOSE=1
-
-LDFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)
-CXXFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CXXFLAGS)
-CXXFLAGS += -std=c++0x
-
-%:
-	dh $@ --parallel
-
-override_dh_auto_configure:
-	./waf configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --disable-static --enable-shared
-
-override_dh_auto_build:
-	./waf build
-
-override_dh_auto_install:
-	./waf install --destdir=debian/tmp
-
-override_dh_auto_clean:
-	./waf distclean
-
-override_dh_clean:
-	dh_clean
-	./waf distclean
-	rm -rf .waf-1*
-	rm -f .waf-tools/*.pyc
-	rm -f docs/*.pyc
-
-override_dh_auto_test:
-
-.PHONY: override_dh_strip
-override_dh_strip:
-	dh_strip --dbg-package=ndn-cxx-dbg