diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ecb5a782..3a9e1b9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ Please do not update the unreleased notes.
 
 <!-- Content should be placed here -->
 
+## [v10.5.1](https://github.com/eduNEXT/eox-core/compare/v10.5.0...v10.5.1) - (2024-07-19)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Redwood Compatibility**: Corrected a build-time error, ensuring full
+  compatibility with the Redwood release. For this, a new `ImproperlyConfigured`
+  exception is handled when loading the API permissions.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Improve Documentation**: Update the README to include a more detailed
+  description of the project and its features. A new how-to section was
+  included with information about API, Middlewares, and pipelines.
+
 ## [v10.5.0](https://github.com/eduNEXT/eox-core/compare/v10.4.0...v10.5.0) - (2024-07-08)
 
 ### Added
@@ -21,7 +35,7 @@ Please do not update the unreleased notes.
 
 ### Changed
 
-- **Redwood Support**: Upgrade requirements base on edx-platform redwood
+- **Redwood Support**: Upgrade requirements base on edx-platform Redwood
   release, update GitHub workflows with new actions version, and update
   integration test to use new Redwood release with Tutor.
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 46bb41a2..dc525480 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Compatibility Notes
 +------------------+--------------+
 | Quince           | >= 10.0      |
 +------------------+--------------+
-| Redwood          | >= 10.5.0    |
+| Redwood          | >= 10.5.1    |
 +------------------+--------------+
 
 ⚠️ The Maple version does not support Django 2.2 but it does support Django 3.2 as of eox-core 7.0.
diff --git a/eox_core/__init__.py b/eox_core/__init__.py
index 058fcd83..f935bd61 100644
--- a/eox_core/__init__.py
+++ b/eox_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """
 Init for main eox-core app
 """
-__version__ = '10.5.0'
+__version__ = '10.5.1'
diff --git a/eox_core/api/v1/permissions.py b/eox_core/api/v1/permissions.py
index 09cb1f25..4ed89274 100644
--- a/eox_core/api/v1/permissions.py
+++ b/eox_core/api/v1/permissions.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission, User
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db.utils import ProgrammingError
 from rest_framework import exceptions, permissions
 
@@ -18,14 +19,16 @@ def load_permissions():
     if settings.EOX_CORE_LOAD_PERMISSIONS:
         try:
             content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(User)
-            obj, created = Permission.objects.get_or_create(  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
+            Permission.objects.get_or_create(
                 codename='can_call_eox_core',
                 name='Can access eox-core API',
                 content_type=content_type,
             )
-        except ProgrammingError:
-            # This code runs when the app is loaded, if a migration has not been done a ProgrammingError exception is raised
-            # we are bypassing those cases to let migrations run smoothly.
+        except (ProgrammingError, ImproperlyConfigured):
+            # This code runs when the app is loaded. If a migration has not been done, a
+            # ProgrammingError is raised. The ImproperlyConfigured exception typically
+            # indicates a configuration issue. We are bypassing these exceptions to allow
+            # the migrations to run smoothly when building the Open edX image.
             pass
 
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0506398e..502e5dbb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 10.5.0
+current_version = 10.5.1
 commit = False
 tag = False