diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index f0ded3985a..08d0e78aa4 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 5.0.1
+current_version = 5.1.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = ^(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<patch>0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?P<prerelease>(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))(?:\.(?P<number>0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)))?$
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 4d470c3c54..eedec10984 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: HOOMD-blue version
       description: What version of HOOMD-blue are you using?
-      placeholder: 5.0.1
+      placeholder: 5.1.0
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: markdown
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
index 228f3db957..18e61bfc3d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Release checklist
 about: '[for maintainer use]'
-title: 'Release 5.0.1'
+title: 'Release 5.1.0'
 labels: ''
 assignees: 'joaander'
 
diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 3a30f67d6b..f1bbcd1c08 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -188,3 +188,4 @@ Calvin Condon <chcondon@umich.edu> Calvin Condon <145710053+chcondon@users.norep
 baho-cb <bargun2@illinois.edu> baho-cb <72244147+baho-cb@users.noreply.github.com>
 Suraj Kannur <surajka@umich.edu> surajkannur <surajka@umich.edu>
 Suraj Kannur <surajka@umich.edu> SURAJ KANNUR <surajka@gl-login2.arc-ts.umich.edu>
+W. Kwabena Darko <qwabena17@gmail.com> W. Kwabena Darko <84714936+wkdarko@users.noreply.github.com>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 0c6ccccebb..7aecd3ca4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Change Log
 5.x
 ---
 
-5.1.0 (not yet released)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+5.1.0 (2025-02-20)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 *Added*
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b78b822d4..a96ea774a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ add_subdirectory (CMake)
 
 ################################
 ## Version information
-set(HOOMD_VERSION_RAW "5.0.1")
+set(HOOMD_VERSION_RAW "5.1.0")
 string(REGEX MATCH "(.*)\\.(.*)\\.(.*)$" _hoomd_version_match ${HOOMD_VERSION_RAW})
 set(HOOMD_VERSION_MAJOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
 set(HOOMD_VERSION_MINOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_2})
diff --git a/INSTALLING.rst b/INSTALLING.rst
index 9f22d665c3..0f9f8169f1 100644
--- a/INSTALLING.rst
+++ b/INSTALLING.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ channel:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    micromamba install hoomd=5.0.1
+    micromamba install hoomd=5.1.0
 
 .. _conda-forge: https://conda-forge.org/docs/user/introduction.html
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ appropriate package. Override this and force the GPU enabled package installatio
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     export CONDA_OVERRIDE_CUDA="12.6"
-    micromamba install "hoomd=5.0.1=*gpu*" "cuda-version=12.6"
+    micromamba install "hoomd=5.1.0=*gpu*" "cuda-version=12.6"
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Similarly, you can force CPU-only package installation with:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    micromamba install "hoomd=5.0.1=*cpu*"
+    micromamba install "hoomd=5.1.0=*cpu*"
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/sphinx-doc/conf.py b/sphinx-doc/conf.py
index 5a0d564a2a..2344c9b481 100644
--- a/sphinx-doc/conf.py
+++ b/sphinx-doc/conf.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
 copyright = f"2009-{year} The Regents of the University of Michigan"
 author = "The Regents of the University of Michigan"
 
-version = "5.0.1"
-release = "5.0.1"
+version = "5.1.0"
+release = "5.1.0"
 
 language = "en"
 
diff --git a/sphinx-doc/tutorial b/sphinx-doc/tutorial
index 2710e27088..94a5b52d15 160000
--- a/sphinx-doc/tutorial
+++ b/sphinx-doc/tutorial
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2710e2708877e375a56d2faa1df7d400b12d75a2
+Subproject commit 94a5b52d159bc7c07e2650e31b429cef55384542