diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index a29e20f..9751a71 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-We are pleased to release scsh version 0.5.0 to celebrate the
+We are pleased to release scsh version 0.5.1 to celebrate the
 Patriot's Day holiday in the state of Massachusetts. The new release
 has many bug fixes, improvements and new features.
 
diff --git a/scsh/minor-version-number b/scsh/minor-version-number
index 819e07a..a75b92f 100644
--- a/scsh/minor-version-number
+++ b/scsh/minor-version-number
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0
+5.1