diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d14ac0..c020b8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.5.1
+
+* Enhancements
+  * Added `BlueHeron.HCI.Transport.transport_ready?/0`
+* Bugfixes
+  * Fixed issue where transport would fail to initialize due to garbage data needing
+    to be flushed
+
 ## v0.5.0
 
 * Enhancements
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index df527b7..178d47d 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defmodule BlueHeron.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
-  @version "0.5.0"
+  @version "0.5.1"
   @source_url "https://github.com/blue-heron/blue_heron"
 
   def project do