diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 59b16334..6ebf63a8 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.5.1
+---------------------
+
+* bugfixes for NYSIIS
+* bugfixes for metaphone
+
 0.5.0 - April 23 2015
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c0bdc0c0..0dcb0866 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.5.0'
+release = '0.5.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b4f088f7..221aa1fe 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def run_setup(build_c):
         long_description = readme.read()
 
     setup(name="jellyfish",
-          version="0.5.0",
+          version="0.5.1",
           platforms=["any"],
           description=("a library for doing approximate and "
                        "phonetic matching of strings."),