diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f2eb7349..fa5989d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "tape",
-    "version": "5.0.1",
+    "version": "5.1.0",
     "description": "tap-producing test harness for node and browsers",
     "main": "index.js",
     "exports": {