diff --git a/patchworklib/__init__.py b/patchworklib/__init__.py
index 5d01615..247adee 100644
--- a/patchworklib/__init__.py
+++ b/patchworklib/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 from .patchworklib import *
-__version__ = "0.5.0"
+__version__ = "0.5.1"