diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a9e954a5..e6380557 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ncmpc 0.51 - not yet released
+
 ncmpc 0.50 - (2024-09-12)
 * build: require Meson 0.60
 * require libfmt 9
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 223f2989..3a4033da 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.50'
+version = '0.51'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ac052802..f509d907 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('ncmpc', 'cpp',
-  version: '0.50',
+  version: '0.51',
   meson_version: '>= 0.60',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_std=c++2a',