diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 170fcb4691..7aef3dbdf1 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: simplex-chat
-version: 0.5.0
+version: 0.5.1
 #synopsis:
 #description:
 homepage: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#readme
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index dd8d7ef07c..61a96b5504 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import System.IO (Handle)
 import UnliftIO.STM
 
 versionNumber :: String
-versionNumber = "0.5.0"
+versionNumber = "0.5.1"
 
 data ChatConfig = ChatConfig
   { agentConfig :: AgentConfig,