diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
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--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+## Version 0.5.1
+
+- Fix forceful shutdown of `Face` when destructing `Logic` instance
+  (Issue #4525)
+
+- Fix compilation against the latest version of ndn-cxx library
+
+- Upgrade `waf` to the latest version and other improvements
+
 ## Version 0.5.0
 
 - **Breaking change** Use bzip2 compression of sync Data payload (Issue #4140)
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
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--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
 
-VERSION = '0.5.0'
+VERSION = '0.5.1'
 APPNAME = 'ChronoSync'
 GIT_TAG_PREFIX = ''