diff --git a/src/libopensonic/_version.py b/src/libopensonic/_version.py
index 3a009ae..974c7af 100644
--- a/src/libopensonic/_version.py
+++ b/src/libopensonic/_version.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 
 
 #Semantic versioning string for the library
-__version__ = '5.0.5'
+__version__ = '5.1.0'