diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 66efc08..12049c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 This CHANGELOG follows the format listed at [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
-## [1.5.0] - 2017-08-18
+## [1.5.1] - 2017-08-18
 ### Fixed
 - `handler-slack-multichannel.rb`: Add param webhook_urls to support one webhook_url per channel
 
+### Added
+- slack badge to README.
+
 ## [1.5.0] - 2017-08-07
 ### Added
 - `handler-slack.rb`: Add param dashboard to show http link on client notification
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed at [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachang
 - initial release
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack/compare/1.5.0...HEAD
+[1.5.1]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack/compare/1.5.0...1.5.1
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack/compare/1.4.0...1.5.0
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack/compare/1.3.0...1.4.0
 [1.3.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2664f3..4d735e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack/badges/gpa.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack)
 [![Test Coverage](https://codeclimate.com/github/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack/badges/coverage.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack)
 [![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack.svg)](https://gemnasium.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-slack)
+[![Community Slack](https://slack.sensu.io/badge.svg)](https://slack.sensu.io/badge)
+
 
 ## Functionality
 
diff --git a/lib/sensu-plugins-slack/version.rb b/lib/sensu-plugins-slack/version.rb
index b5611de..fc1fd46 100644
--- a/lib/sensu-plugins-slack/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sensu-plugins-slack/version.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module SensuPluginsSlack
   module Version
     MAJOR = 1
     MINOR = 5
-    PATCH = 0
+    PATCH = 1
 
     VER_STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].compact.join('.')
   end