diff --git a/src/base/version.h.in b/src/base/version.h.in
index 56528e963..b283be786 100644
--- a/src/base/version.h.in
+++ b/src/base/version.h.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define QBT_VERSION_MAJOR 5
-#define QBT_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define QBT_VERSION_MINOR 1
 #define QBT_VERSION_BUGFIX 0
 #define QBT_VERSION_BUILD 0
 #define QBT_VERSION_STATUS "alpha1"  // Should be empty for stable releases!