diff --git a/BUILDMETA b/BUILDMETA
index 54ae09e0c0..905b45d816 100644
--- a/BUILDMETA
+++ b/BUILDMETA
@@ -1 +1 @@
-unreleased
+pre-release
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b043aa648f..992ac75e22 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.5.0
+v0.5.1