diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 68cfef22..c0c6b12e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Changes
 Unreleased
 ==========
 
+0.5.1 (2019-05-24)
+==================
+
 New Features:
 
 * Add `postgres` extra requirements for when it is used as database driver with `sqlalchemy`.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 214b9387..67298098 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Configuration
-VERSION := 0.5.0
+VERSION := 0.5.1
 APP_ROOT := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))/..)
 INI_FILE ?= development.ini
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 7a011cc4..615a4bb4 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = ''
 # 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.cfg b/setup.cfg
index dfd8811d..d922c42a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.5.0
+current_version = 0.5.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
 [bumpversion:file:CHANGES.rst]
-search =
+search = 
 	Unreleased
 	==========
-replace =
+replace = 
 	Unreleased
 	==========
-
+	
 	{new_version} ({now:%%Y-%%m-%%d})
 	==================
 
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ replace = release = '{new_version}'
 description-file = README.rst
 
 [tool:pytest]
-addopts =
+addopts = 
 	--strict
 	--tb=native
 python_files = test_*.py
-markers =
+markers = 
 	online: mark test to need internet connection
 	slow: mark test to be slow
 
 [flake8]
 ignore = F401,E402
 max-line-length = 120
-exclude =
+exclude = 
 	.git,
 	__pycache__,
 	twitcher/alembic/versions,
diff --git a/twitcher/__version__.py b/twitcher/__version__.py
index d3aa88b3..370dd7b2 100644
--- a/twitcher/__version__.py
+++ b/twitcher/__version__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 __author__ = """Carsten Ehbrecht"""
 __email__ = 'ehbrecht@dkrz.de'
-__version__ = '0.5.0'
+__version__ = '0.5.1'