diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 091496ea..ee845e98 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.0-rc0 50100000
+5.1.1-rc0 50101000
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 168a1afd..108e020b 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ### Updated by release.sh ###
 project.versioning.major=5
 project.versioning.minor=1
-project.versioning.patch=0
+project.versioning.patch=1
 project.versioning.build=0
 project.versioning.type=rc
 #############################