diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9ac1f1e9a..eeab76534 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ff"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 authors = ["Sean Bowe <ewillbefull@gmail.com>"]
 description = "Library for building and interfacing with finite fields"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3127d805..57ef693f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Add the `ff` crate to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-ff = "0.4"
+ff = "0.5"
 ```
 
 The `ff` crate contains `Field`, `PrimeField`, `PrimeFieldRepr` and `SqrtField` traits.