diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d061ffa7c9..99f737c8dc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ For a list of open issues and known problems, see:
 https://github.com/radical-cybertools/radical.pilot/issues/
 
 
-1.5.0 Hotfix Release                                                  2020-08-05
+1.5.1 Hotfix Release                                                  2020-08-05
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   - added config parameter for MongoDB tunneling
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bc80560fad..26ca594609 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.0
+1.5.1