diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index d20d165f60..30b35ef38a 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.50.0"
+__version__ = "1.51.0"