diff --git a/riotctrl/__init__.py b/riotctrl/__init__.py
index 4311317..1cdffd8 100644
--- a/riotctrl/__init__.py
+++ b/riotctrl/__init__.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 and maybe also over network.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.5.0"
+__version__ = "0.5.1"