diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 44e34ffb7..021f1b9d2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 9.8.51-1:
+Date + Time 2024-01-11
+=============================================================
+Fixed:
+        - RM #3723595 Update the copyright statement to 2024
+
 Version 9.8.50-1:
 Date + Time 2023-12-28
 =============================================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e9f3e55af..0c9924124 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl===-----------------------------------------------------------------------===
 #
 define([prj_ver_major], 9)
 define([prj_ver_minor], 8)
-define([prj_ver_revision], 50)
+define([prj_ver_revision], 51)
 define([prj_ver_release], esyscmd([echo ${PRJ_RELEASE:=0}]))
 
 
diff --git a/contrib/scripts/libvma.spec.in b/contrib/scripts/libvma.spec.in
index 7355d5a57..9c9c23bbd 100644
--- a/contrib/scripts/libvma.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/scripts/libvma.spec.in
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man8/vma_stats.*
 
 %changelog
-* Thu Dec 28 2023 NVIDIA CORPORATION <networking-support@nvidia.com> 9.8.50-1
-- Bump version to 9.8.50
+* Thu Jan 11 2024 NVIDIA CORPORATION <networking-support@nvidia.com> 9.8.51-1
+- Bump version to 9.8.51
 - Please refer to CHANGES for full changelog.