diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index c2c7316..240e79b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.5.1 (2018-09-05)
+-------------------
+- Fix table vertical merge
+
 0.5.0 (2018-08-03)
 -------------------
 - An hyperlink can now be used in RichText
diff --git a/docxtpl/__init__.py b/docxtpl/__init__.py
index b5bb828..faa644a 100644
--- a/docxtpl/__init__.py
+++ b/docxtpl/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Created : 2015-03-12
 @author: Eric Lapouyade
 '''
 
-__version__ = '0.5.0'
+__version__ = '0.5.1'
 
 from lxml import etree
 from docx import Document