diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 5f20b51..0f4505a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Version history
 ===============
 
+5.1 (2017-07-31):
+
+- added: plugin setting to auto close questions
+- added: upgrade script to ensure questions have a status field
+- changed: question edit form to use new Elgg functions
+
 5.0 (2017-01-26):
 
 - changed: increased Elgg version requirement to 2.3
diff --git a/manifest.xml b/manifest.xml
index cf20c21..2ae5ce8 100644
--- a/manifest.xml
+++ b/manifest.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <plugin_manifest xmlns="http://www.elgg.org/plugin_manifest/1.8">
 	<name>Questions</name>
 	<author>Evan Winslow / ColdTrick IT Solutions</author>
-	<version>5.0</version>
+	<version>5.1</version>
 	<category>content</category>
 	<description>Adds ability for users to ask questions to each other and get answers.</description>
 	<website>http://evanwinslow.com/</website>