diff --git a/donkeycar/__init__.py b/donkeycar/__init__.py
index a583c4622..b77608265 100644
--- a/donkeycar/__init__.py
+++ b/donkeycar/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.5.0a4'
+__version__ = '2.5.1'
 
 print('using donkey v{} ...'.format(__version__))
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cdfe5e44c..4ba975371 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 setup(name='donkeycar',
-      version='2.5.0a4',
+      version='2.5.1',
       description='Self driving library for python.',
       long_description=long_description,
       long_description_content_type="text/markdown",