diff --git a/.changes/update-deps.md b/.changes/update-deps.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 52ecb071..00000000
--- a/.changes/update-deps.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"iota-crypto": patch
----
-
-This release updates a number of interlocking dependencies, but does not change the external interface.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d6b2c8c8..2fe5011c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## \[0.5.1]
+
+- This release updates a number of interlocking dependencies, but does not change the external interface.
+  - [a644f8d](https://www.github.com/iotaledger/crypto.rs/commit/a644f8d8e62b40071634d4c15efebc5942c2bd90) add .changefile on 2021-05-04
+
 ## \[0.5.0]
 
 - Added
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a3bb5ca5..a2d49493 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "iota-crypto"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = [
   "Gustav Behm <gustav.behm@iota.org>",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = [ "security" ]
 description = "The canonical source of cryptographic ground-truth for all IOTA Rust projects"
 homepage = "https://iota.org"
 repository = "https://github.com/iotaledger/crypto.rs"
-exclude = ["/tests", "/bindings", "/.github", "/.changes"]
+exclude = [ "/tests", "/bindings", "/.github", "/.changes" ]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
@@ -92,6 +92,5 @@ rand = "0.8"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = [ "derive" ] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 
-# for macos
 [profile.dev]
 split-debuginfo = "unpacked"