diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index cfa6f5870..0d7b9b1f8 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Release 2.5.1 (bugfixes)
+ * signatures in transactions were still using the old class
+ * make sure that setup.py uses python2
+ * fix wizard crash with trustedcoin plugin
+ * fix socket infinite loop
+ * fix history bug #1479
+
 # Release 2.5
  * Low-S values are used in signatures (BIP 62).
  * The Kivy GUI has been merged into master.
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index c72e156a5..887effa59 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.5'    # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.5.1'  # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.10'   # protocol version requested
 NEW_SEED_VERSION = 11       # electrum versions >= 2.0
 OLD_SEED_VERSION = 4        # electrum versions < 2.0