diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 962510ede..ead17bab6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ If applicable, add copy/paste the output or attach a screenshots to help explain
  - OS: [e.g. Windows / macos / Linux distribution & version]
  - Python version [e.g. 3.10.4]
  - Git version [e.g. 2.36.0]
- - Darker version [e.g. 1.5.0]
+ - Darker version [e.g. 1.5.1]
  - Black version [e.g. 22.3.0]
  - other reformatter and linter versions [e.g. `isort==5.10.1`, `mypy==0.942`
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index b3bb4d7b0..c61b3398e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ Unreleased_
 
 These features will be included in the next release:
 
+Added
+-----
+
+Fixed
+-----
+
+
+1.5.1_ - 2022-09-11
+===================
+
 Added
 -----
 - Add a CI workflow which verifies that the ``darker --help`` output in ``README.rst``
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5b8650345..c0f6e4715 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 .. |changelog-badge| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/-change%20log-purple
    :alt: Change log
 .. _changelog-badge: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/blob/master/CHANGES.rst
-.. |next-milestone| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/progress/akaihola/darker/15?color=red&label=release%201.5.1
+.. |next-milestone| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/progress/akaihola/darker/16?color=red&label=release%201.6.0
    :alt: Next milestone
-.. _next-milestone: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/milestone/15
+.. _next-milestone: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/milestone/16
 
 
 What?
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ do the following:
 3. Append to the created ``.pre-commit-config.yaml`` the following lines::
 
        -   repo: https://github.com/akaihola/darker
-           rev: 1.5.0
+           rev: 1.5.1
            hooks:
            -   id: darker
 
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ You can provide arguments, such as enabling isort, by specifying ``args``.
 Note the inclusion of the isort Python package under ``additional_dependencies``::
 
    -   repo: https://github.com/akaihola/darker
-       rev: 1.5.0
+       rev: 1.5.1
        hooks:
        -   id: darker
            args: [--isort]
@@ -631,12 +631,12 @@ Create a file named ``.github/workflows/darker.yml`` inside your repository with
            with:
              fetch-depth: 0 
          - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-         - uses: akaihola/darker@1.5.0
+         - uses: akaihola/darker@1.5.1
            with:
              options: "--check --diff --color"
              revision: "master..."
              src: "./src"
-             version: "1.5.0"
+             version: "1.5.1"
              lint: "flake8,pylint==2.13.1"
 
 There needs to be a working Python environment, set up using ``actions/setup-python``
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6658ce073..0f0c1405b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: "."
   version:
-    description: 'Python Version specifier (PEP440) - e.g. "1.5.0"'
+    description: 'Python Version specifier (PEP440) - e.g. "1.5.1"'
     required: false
-    default: "1.5.0"
+    default: "1.5.1"
   revision:
     description: >-
       Git revision range to compare when determining modified lines.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Commit Range
       id: commit-range
-      uses: akaihola/darker/.github/actions/commit-range@1.5.0
+      uses: akaihola/darker/.github/actions/commit-range@1.5.1
     - name: Run Darker
       run: |
         # Exists since using github.action_path + path to main script doesn't
diff --git a/src/darker/version.py b/src/darker/version.py
index 8466c2944..33aa272f4 100644
--- a/src/darker/version.py
+++ b/src/darker/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """The version number for Darker is governed by this file"""
 
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.5.1"