diff --git a/CHANGES/v2.5.md b/CHANGES/v2.5.md
index f5c8976cdf63313ba54cd033f92b5468bb680483..27948cfb6d83c4af5f1be2daf861476ca972c6b2 100644
--- a/CHANGES/v2.5.md
+++ b/CHANGES/v2.5.md
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Changes from version 2.4 which are relevant for developers:
 - plumed can be compiled with ArrayFire to enable for gpu code. \ref SAXS collective variable is available as part of the isdb module to provide an example of a gpu implementation for a CV
 
 
-## Version 2.5.1 (coming soon)
+## Version 2.5.1 (Apr 1, 2019)
 
 For users:
 - in \ref SAXS the keyword ADDEXP is removed. Furthemore, SAXS intensities are automatically normalised for I(0)=1, in case experimental data are provided, the intensity is rescaled with the intensity of the lowest q provided. As a consequence SCALEINT is only needed for additional adjustments.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a2d28c799d12c8cec17e7cea2c3b6d5b0cda4fe5..5f01ae601addf8b25118c1fd01eebff39d1d7514 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # (this is same as gromacs)
 # Notice that "plumed info --version" will return only 2.X
 # and "plumed info --long-version" will return the full string
-2.5.0
+2.5.1