diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 64825bebef..d9dbeaa19d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ def _parse_requirements_file(file_path):
     "datasets<=1.18.4",
     "scikit-learn",
     "seqeval",
+    "pandas>=0.25.0,<2.0",
 ]
 
 # haystack dependencies are installed from a requirements file to avoid
diff --git a/src/deepsparse/version.py b/src/deepsparse/version.py
index 4ffe6c0139..4695fbe635 100644
--- a/src/deepsparse/version.py
+++ b/src/deepsparse/version.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     from deepsparse.generated_version import is_enterprise, is_release, splash, version
 except Exception:
     # otherwise, fall back to version info in this file
-    version = "1.5.0"
+    version = "1.5.1"
     is_release = False
     is_enterprise = False
     splash = (