diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd0fff179..0e1628a40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 project(cdogs-sdl C)
 
-SET(VERSION "0.5.0")
-SET(VERSION_RC "0,5,0,0")	# this must be 4 numbers
+SET(VERSION "0.5.1")
+SET(VERSION_RC "0,5,1,0")	# this must be 4 numbers
 SET(VERSION_MAJOR "0")
 SET(VERSION_MINOR "5")
-SET(VERSION_PATCH "0")
+SET(VERSION_PATCH "1")
 SET(WEBSITE "http://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl/")
 
 set(DEBUG 0)			#set to 1 to enable debug build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d35407638..d151d9b45 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-C-Dogs SDL Port v0.5.0
+C-Dogs SDL Port v0.5.1
 ========================
 
 (based on C-Dogs 1.06)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ C-Dogs SDL Port v0.5.0
      |  |   '-------'   '---'  '----''----'
      /  '.___________
     |                |                  SDL
-     `---------------'               v0.5.0
+     `---------------'               v0.5.1
 
 1. Introduction
 2. Tested Environments