diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ed92c337..60f5fa14 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ project(pmdk-convert C)
 
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 5)
+set(VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(VERSION_PRERELEASE rc1)
+
 set(VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
+if (VERSION_PATCH GREATER 0)
+	set(VERSION ${VERSION}.${VERSION_PATCH})
+endif()
+if (VERSION_PRERELEASE)
+	set(VERSION ${VERSION}-${VERSION_PRERELEASE})
+endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_DISABLE_IN_SOURCE_BUILD ON)
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 06d8ac69..3279981c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Fri Feb 08 2018 Marcin Ślusarz <marcin.slusarz@intel.com>
+
+	* Version 1.5.1-rc1
+
+	This release fixes minor bugs.
+
+	- conversion should fail if stdin is empty
+	- remote poolset should be detected before layout detection
+
 Fri Oct 26 2018 Marcin Ślusarz <marcin.slusarz@intel.com>
 
 	* Version 1.5