diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fe944536..95981bda 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
 #
 setuptools.setup(
     name="gc3pie",
-    version="2.5.0",  # see PEP 440
+    version="2.5.1",  # see PEP 440
 
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup']),
     # metadata for upload to PyPI