diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ad82f3775a..40c1520739 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.5.1.pre6 to 1.5.1:
+
+
 1.5.1.pre5 to 1.5.1.pre6:
   - Introduce include and exclude directory filters. (Todor Ivanov) #10706
 
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index b944123587..126062e376 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.5.1.pre6'
+__version__ = '1.5.1'
 __all__ = []