diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index e5234e7b..2997774f 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 Release History
 ===============
 
+1.5.1
+++++++
+* Add log information for aaz verification (#268)
+
 1.5.0
 ++++++
 * Add command `aaz-dev command-model verify` to verify aaz metadata (#265)
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 1bba9a6c..b0f3c965 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-_MAJOR, _MINOR, _PATCH, _SUFFIX = ("1", "5", "0", "")
+_MAJOR, _MINOR, _PATCH, _SUFFIX = ("1", "5", "1", "")
 
 # _PATCH: On main and in a nightly release the patch should be one ahead of the last released build.
 # _SUFFIX: This is mainly for nightly builds which have the suffix ".dev$DATE". See