diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b957f26..821c50c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-RELEASE=5.0
+RELEASE=5.1
 
 # also update proxmox-ve/changelog if you change KERNEL_VER or KREL
 KERNEL_VER=4.13.4
diff --git a/proxmox-ve/changelog.Debian b/proxmox-ve/changelog.Debian
index d92f54a..337d826 100644
--- a/proxmox-ve/changelog.Debian
+++ b/proxmox-ve/changelog.Debian
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+proxmox-ve (5.1-25) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * bump for 5.1 release
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Mon, 23 Oct 2017 09:32:53 +0200
+
 proxmox-ve (5.0-25) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * switch over to 4.13 based kernel series