diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 68244475..bc97b598 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.5.1
+-----
+
 1.5.0
 -----
 * Add "fields" member in JSON return (#97)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3983247..387d0aab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "private": true,
     "name": "cartodb_api",
     "description": "high speed SQL api for cartodb",
-    "version": "1.5.0",
+    "version": "1.5.1",
     "author": {
         "name": "Simon Tokumine, Sandro Santilli, Vizzuality",
         "url": "http://vizzuality.com",