diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d9e1cdd3..1a387ae5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ WORKDIR /var/www/wp-content
 RUN chown -R nobody.nobody /var/www
 
 # WordPress
-ENV WORDPRESS_VERSION 5.0.3
-ENV WORDPRESS_SHA1 f9a4b482288b5be7a71e9f3dc9b5b0c1f881102b
+ENV WORDPRESS_VERSION 5.1
+ENV WORDPRESS_SHA1 830eadf0afa15928d7f6856b1b85bf57b8e1f585
 
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/src
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba8d5730..1ddbe8c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+
 # WordPress Docker Container
 
 Lightweight WordPress container with Nginx 1.14 & PHP-FPM 7.2 based on Alpine Linux.
 
-_WordPress version currently installed:_ **5.0.3**
+_WordPress version currently installed:_ **5.1**
 
 * Used in production for my own sites, making it stable, tested and up-to-date
 * Optimized for 100 concurrent users