diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index eec64752..1b915c22 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-consul": "5.0.0",
   "pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-dynamodb": "4.0.0",
-  "pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis": "5.0.0",
+  "pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis": "5.1.0",
   "pkgs/sdk/server": "8.10.0",
   "pkgs/sdk/client": "5.5.1",
   "pkgs/telemetry": "1.3.0",
diff --git a/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/CHANGELOG.md
index 43343c06..c7b51e3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly .NET SDK Redis integration will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [5.1.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/dotnet-core/compare/LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk.Redis-v5.0.0...LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk.Redis-v5.1.0) (2025-08-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add `Connection` method to RedisStoreBuilder for external Redis connections ([#147](https://github.com/launchdarkly/dotnet-core/issues/147)) ([8ae31c6](https://github.com/launchdarkly/dotnet-core/commit/8ae31c6604a059f6cff34c5ce8b06494b32e8352))
+
 ## [5.0.0] - 2023-10-16
 ### Changed:
 - This release requires the `8.0.0` release of the `LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk`.
diff --git a/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/src/LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk.Redis.csproj b/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/src/LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk.Redis.csproj
index 9162601c..8bcb70ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/src/LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk.Redis.csproj
+++ b/pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis/src/LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk.Redis.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-    <Version>5.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>5.1.0</Version>
     <!--x-release-please-end-->
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net462</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyName>LaunchDarkly.ServerSdk.Redis</AssemblyName>