diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8432dfee8..cb9086f9f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "express",
     "DTrace"
   ],
-  "version": "5.0.1",
+  "version": "5.1.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/restify/node-restify.git"