diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0e5a5c49ce..504ae33919 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Changes between 4.5.0 and 4.5.1
+===============================
+Module Changes (for users):
+* Version checking module no longer causes an error at startup
+* URL handling modules no longer repeat themselves after being reloaded
+* .isup now adds a .com TLD if none is used
+* IPython integration now works with older versions of IPython
+
 Changes between 4.4.1 and 4.5.0
 ===============================
 Module Changes (for users):
diff --git a/willie/__init__.py b/willie/__init__.py
index a7edae5069..ce3fe4d44a 100644
--- a/willie/__init__.py
+++ b/willie/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import traceback
 import signal
 
-__version__ = '4.5.0-git'
+__version__ = '4.5.1'
 
 
 def run(config):