diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 1683cdebe..3d00aa428 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ var GitCommit string
 var GitDescribe string
 
 // The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-const Version = "0.5.0"
+const Version = "0.5.1"
 
 // A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 // then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 // such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-const VersionPrerelease = ""
+const VersionPrerelease = "dev"