diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b77b65f..1253274 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 
 ```yaml
 -   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/autoflake
-    rev: v1.5.0
+    rev: v1.5.1
     hooks:
     -   id: autoflake
 ```
diff --git a/autoflake.py b/autoflake.py
index 209f49a..23b2625 100755
--- a/autoflake.py
+++ b/autoflake.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 import pyflakes.reporter
 
 
-__version__ = '1.5.0'
+__version__ = '1.5.1'
 
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger('autoflake')