diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 29e229ee6..f3b42e535 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Latest changes
 
+## 0.51.0
+
 * Re-export utils from Starlette:
     * This allows using things like `from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse` instead of `from starlette.responses import JSONResponse`.
     * It's mainly syntax sugar, a convenience for developer experience.
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index b558d111e..680abe901 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.50.0"
+__version__ = "0.51.0"
 
 from starlette import status