diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 10b9e2b..9817612 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PREFIX ?= /usr
 DOCDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/doc/$(NAME)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR = 5
-VERSION_MINOR = 0
+VERSION_MINOR = 1
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 
 OPTIM ?= 2